Class Presentations

Each of my classmates gave a brief presentation about a person who was either anti slavery or pro slavery. It was very interesting listening to each of their presentations about a different historical person. One of the most interesting one to me was Abraham Lincoln being antislavery. I did Abraham as proslavery which explained why the oral presentation given showed how Lincoln's viewpoint changed throughout his presidency. Lincoln was against slavery and made a decision to free all slaves as he was running for president. In comparison to mine, Abraham Lincoln actually wanted to send the slaves back to their own country since he thought they did not belong in America. Lincoln is known as the president who freed the slaves in the United States.

Another presentation that I found interesting, was Fredrick Douglass. He escaped from slavery in Maryland and then became a national leader of abolitionist movement in New York and Massachusetts. Douglass also had antislavery writings. His goal was to find a way to end the practice of slavery. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The 14th gained citizenship to African Americans, while the 15th gave blacks the right to vote. These amendments reconstructed the Constitution.

Lastly, Thomas Jefferson was another presentation that I learned a lot about. He was antislavery and one of the founding fathers. "All men are created equal" stated Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson also became the 3rd president of the United States. Thomas Jefferson is mostly known as the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence.

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Jim Crow Era - The Red Summer

The Red Summer became the peek of growing tensions that surrounded the great migration of African Americans from the South into the cities of the North. An African American drowned at Lake Michigan soon after he violated the unofficial segregation Chicago’s beaches and was stoned by a group of white boys. This all took place on July 27, 1919. The police refused to take arrests towards to white men who caused it. This sparked a huge riot between black and white gangs. These riots concentrated on the South Side throughout the neighborhoods. The riots eventually ended on August 13. 15 whites, 23 blacks were killed, and over 500 people were injured. This also resulted in 1,000 black families losing their homes.

Abraham Lincoln on Slavery

I Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville Kentucky. My family and I moved to southern Indiana and worked constantly to support my family. When I entered politics, I soon won the election to the U.S House of Representatives in 1846. At that time I was not popular with Illinois voters, because of my beliefs against the Mexican-American War. In 1860, I won the election as the 16th president of the U.S over a divided democratic party. Douglas represented this party. I was reelected in 1864, which was a hard election for me to win. This time was also when I freed the slaves. My assassination later took place on April 15, 1865. I was only 42 days into my second term. I grew up in a world where slavery was present and racism flourished. I did not know what should be done about slavery in America. I contemplated freeing the slaves and sending them back to their own native land called Liberia. I am not someone who criticizes the Southerners. African Americans in my eyes I

The Help

In class we watched a movie called The Help . This movie is a drama film that was made in 2011. It was directed by Tate Taylor. Its setting took place in Mississippi during the 1960s. The plot, was about a group of maids who were African American. Their jobs were taking care of children and helping care for them. One of the white women in the movie begins to write a book about the bad situations that the maids have been in. The book was later published, but the maids remained anonymous. In my opinion, it is good a book like this was written. It helps bring light into these situations that probably a lot of other African American maids go through. I understand why the maids wanted to remain anonymous, because who knows the backlash they could get. Although, I do find it inspiring that the maids did not want any credit in a book they helped create. They decided to focus on the issue and main point of the book, instead of getting fame and attention from it. I did enjoy this movie and

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