Why Is Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Important

“Am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I cannot remember when I did not so think, and feel. And yet I have never understood that the Presidency conferred upon me an unrestricted right to act officially upon this judgment and feeling.”
The person's face on the cover of the book “Created Equal” it is the 16th President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was born the 12th of February, 1809 at Hodgenville, Kentucky. He is well known for his great contribution to the country during the civil war, he is the reason why this country is still united, and Lincoln popularity was so big to the point that he was assassinated.
On November 6, 1860, Lincoln won the presidency on a party that opposes
The Emancipation change the way of the war, at the beginning was the focus on preserving the Union, however, the Emancipation led to the total abolition of slavery in the eleven Confederate states that seceded but were not under the Union power . By the end of the war, the Emancipation prepared Americans to accept the abolition for all slaves, and Lincoln considered it his most important achievement “I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right than I do in signing this paper.” In addition, the 13th amendment was the true abolition of slavery, Lincoln pressured to pass the amendment and by January 31, 1865, the Congress passes the amendment and on December 6, 1866, it was ratified
Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, these two great individuals help change the idea of women staying home and taking care of the kids, the woman rights were poor, and they were encouraged not to get a proper education at this time. Susan B. Anthony was a very active member of the anti-slavery movement from a young age by making speeches, putting up posters, and distributing leaflets. Susan had her first publication “The Revolution” in 1868, campaign for women to get equal pay for equal work . Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote “The Declaration of Sentiments” as a claim for a more diverse society to elevate women's status and introducing the demand for the voting rights. Sadly Elizabeth died eighty years before seeing one of her dreams come true, the right to vote. This two women met for the first time in 1851, both established the Women’s National Loyal League in support of the 13th amendment, as well for the right to vote. They were not happy when the Republican Party did not support the same idea . They worked so well together, that they dominated the women's movement for over half a century