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    whether Abraham Lincoln should be considered the Great Emancipator or not. Due to many factors that influenced his reasoning for his actions‚ his legacy has been greatly questioned. The freeing of slaves was not all because of one person but this act of great change in history would not have occurred without Abraham Lincoln and all his contributions to the cause. I argue that Abraham Lincoln‚ although at first his intentions to abolish slavery may not have been due to the moral issue of slavery‚ should

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    has made the "Great Emancipator" into the "Great Enslaver" while accusing him of "ethnic cleansing." According to Foner‚ "If Lincoln had had his way; there would be no Blacks in America. "Lincoln’s real purpose as president was not to free the slaves‚ but to prolong slavery until he could put a plan in place to deport all Blacks to a foreign shore. Foner writes: "[Lincoln] did everything he could to deport Blacks and to make America a Great White Place."( Pg 22) Sound strange? It is. But‚ to his

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    Abraham Lincoln ’s Emancipation Proclamation Susan Harrison History 221 Professor Taylor February 10‚ 2013 Until Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on 22 September 1862‚ the President’s enunciation of Civil War aims centered squarely upon the restoration of the Union‚ and purposefully omitted the inclusion of the abolition of slavery. Dismantling the institution of slavery was not his ultimate objective‚ and

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    while ending slavery‚ and promoting economic and financial modernization. Reared in a poor family on the western frontier‚ Lincoln was mostly self-educated. He became a country lawyer‚ an Illinois state legislator‚ and a one-term member of the United States House of Representatives‚ but failed in two attempts at a seat in but failed in two attempts at a seat in the United States Senate. After opposing the expansion of slavery in the United States in his campaign debates and speeches‚ Lincoln secured the

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    L.A. Week 30 Day 5 March 22‚ 2014 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln is more than America’s 16th president. He’s a model of leadership who demonstrates traits and characteristics that are essential for present day executives and business leaders.   Like Lincoln‚ you face the challenge of executing a vision‚ while also managing competing priorities. Leading others to join you in that vision is a difficult task‚ and one that can be fraught with self-doubt‚ frustration and other negative emotions

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    Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president and still is considered to be America’s greatest hero. From his remarkable impact on our nation to his unique appeal‚ Lincoln’s legendary story of the rise from humble beginnings landed him to achieve the highest office in the land. Lincoln’s distinctively human and humane personality and historical role as savior of the Union and Emancipator of the slaves creates a legacy that endures. With his flow of eloquence in democracy and the importance of saving a worthy

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    Abraham Lincoln’s killer‚ John Wilkes Booth‚ was a Maryland native born in 1838 who remained in the North during the Civil War despite his Confederate sympathies. As the conflict entered its final stages‚ he and several associates hatched a plot to kidnap the president and take him to Richmond‚ the Confederate capital. However‚ on March 20‚ 1865‚ the day of the planned kidnapping‚ Lincoln failed to appear at the spot where Booth and his six fellow conspirators lay in wait. Two weeks later‚ Richmond

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    Abraham Lincoln: The Abolishment of Slavery Through Dialect Abraham Lincoln was a dialogic rhetorician who seemed intent on prompting others to discussion and action through the power of words. The one great consistency that exists across the rhetoric of Lincoln’s early administration is that‚ in conversations with friends and critics‚ in his written correspondence and in his public speeches‚ he listened‚ considered‚ and then replied to the arguments of others. With the determination to abolish

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    between the requirement of African American people to fight in the war against the union rebellion and Lincoln’s idea about slavery. Lincoln was a wise man and knew what to expect and what had to be done. He has to come to an agreement. Lincoln promised freedom to the slaves if the slaves were willing to fight in the war against the union army. The book Abraham Lincolnslavery‚ and the civil war book states that “why should they do anything for us‚ if we will do nothing for them?" Page 159. Lincoln’s

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    more synonymous with each other than Abraham Lincoln and slavery. As a child everyone is taught that Lincoln freed the slaves and that’s the end of that. However‚ history is a culture of argument‚ which allows for different people to interpret history differently. That is exactly what happens between James McPherson and Ira Berlin. While trying to come up with the answer to "Who Freed the Slaves" they came to two different ideas. McPherson decides that Lincoln freed the slaves and Berlin decided that

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