John Brown-He's Impact On The Abolition Movement In The United States

John Brown- He was a rebellious conspiracist who believed it was his God given mission to free the slaves of America. He did so by ravaging and attacking villages and towns in the West. Abraham Lincoln- He is the 16th president who won for the Republican party. He was a free soiler, did not believe in slavery, and took the Union to War against the Confederacy. He was assassinated shortly after the civil war had ended. Harriet Tubman- She escaped from slavery when she was 29 years old, but she led many missions leading slaves to safe havens in the North and Canada through the Underground Railroad. In fact, she, on one occasion, gave a pathway to freedom to 750 slaves. She was instrumental in the success
Throughout this chapter, Howard Zinn, discusses the perpetual oppression of African Americans had before, during, and after the civil war. In the beginning, he brings to life the issues that initially sparked the discord between the two halves of America. In addition, he refers to attempts made by the early rebels, who were determined to make an impact on the abolition movement in America. However, he claims they never materialized to any real change for the two ways of lives. Then, when a newly elected President came to office, who had clearly expressed his opinions on the continuation of slavery, real and tangible changes began to occur. Due to the South wanting to continue its practice of slavery, many of the states succeeded form the country, in order to protect their use of slaves that virtually supported their entire economy. This led to the creation of the Emaciation Proclamation which Abraham Lincoln hoped would end this dispute and allow the two to find compromises. However, it was eventually realized that further conflicts or battles would result over this issue. After the civil war was won, with the North being victorious, Howard Zinn claims the conditions for the oppressed never truly obtained the freedom and prosperity that was promised. He asserts the South, especially under the leadership of President Andrew Johnson, found ways to subvert the 13th amendment, by reducing the rights of African Americans, claiming they still weren’t citizens and so on. However, at the same time he claims the North was not as open and free after the civil war as popular belief would have you believe. Because of the continued expansion of capitalism, there was an oppressed group that would serve as a support for the growing bank accounts of the rich, by providing the necessary labor who work for small wages. In a sense, the North and South found ways to subvert the emancipation of slavery by instituting a new form of economic and political oppression in which the