What did you learn about Abraham Lincoln and/or the end of slavery from this interview that surprised you?

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"After listening to the interview with Bruce Levine, there were a few things that caught my attention. About 1 out of every 3 people in the south suddenly moved away from bondage and moved to freedom. Abraham Lincoln ended up changing courses during the war. He wanted to compel the slave stage to return to the Union and ended up promising that he wouldn't interfere with slavery in the succeeding states. Coming to find out, Lincoln had no intention in freeing the slaves. As the war went on, Lincoln ended up stripping the South from their slave labor.

When Lincoln went into office he said he believed that this was an immoral institution as well as a politically backward and economically stunting institution. Lincoln and his party also believed that slavery needed to expand in order to survive. The way to eventually end slavery was to prevent it from spreading. In doing so, it made the South very angry. The discovery of bringing the slavery states back into the Union didn't quite go as well as planned. The Emancipation of Proclamation was very bold and extended only to those slaves who were living in parts of the confederacy not yet occupied by the U.S. forces, excluding Louisiana, Tennessee as a whole. It did not apply to the slaves who were living in the four states that were in the Union. By the end of the Civil War, about 200,000 black men (about 80% were from the South) had served in either the Union Army or the Union Navy making this an enormous help in the military especially when volunteering decreased dramatically. The idea that the Republics are stable is not very widespread. The more powerful the motive is to desire to preserve the Union in order to preserve the Republican property."Interview with Bruce Levine on the End of Slavery in America

Bruce Levine is a history professor at the University of Illinois. His recent book, The Fall of the House of Dixie, is about emancipation and the Civil War. On January 8 of 2013 he was interviewed for the program Fresh Air on National Public Radio. Listen to the interview: http://www.npr.org/2013/01/08/168793872/the-fall-of-the-house-of-dixie-built-a-new-u-s. Press the big blue "play" button at the top of the page. (The interview is about 40 minutes long).

Topic 15
The Civil War (1861-65)

Posts for this topic are due by 10 PM on Tuesday 7/26.

Note that civil war and the Civil War do not mean the same thing. Remember to use proper capitalization! (See
p. 2 of the Tips for Doing the Reading and Writing.)

When discussing a war always, always give beginning and end dates. Also, when discussing a war, make sure to specify in your answer which war you are discussing!

Key Terms (Discussion relevant key terms in your answer.)

Focus Questions

Tying the readings together (Draw on at least two of the assigned sources including, where appropriate, the Levine interview.)

1. Who did the Emancipation Proclamation free? Why didn't the Emancipation Proclamation apply to all slaves? How did Lincoln justify freeing the slaves that he did?

2. Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation when he did? Think about these sub-questions:

a. Lincoln announced his Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862, stating that it would take effect on January 1, 1863. Why the time-delay? Why didn't Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation earlier in the war?

3. In Lincoln's mind, what was at stake in the Civil War? In other words, why was it so important to him to preserve the Union? (Hint: think big.)

4. Why was 1863 the turning point of the war?

Out of Many, Ch. 16 (Draw on multiple sections of the chapter.)

5. Assess the advantages and disadvantages that the North and the South had at the beginning of the Civil War.

6. How did the power of the federal government expand as the war progressed?

7. Why did the South lose the war?

8. Wars always have unexpected consequences. Discuss some of those consequences both for soldiers and for civilians in the North and in the South.

The Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address (See the "tying the readings together" questions, above.)

Interview with Bruce Levine on the End of Slavery in America

9. What did you learn about Abraham Lincoln and/or the end of slavery from this interview that surprised you?