Civil War Dbq

Slavery was one of the world’s most memorable events. From 1619 to 1865, slavery is known to be one of the most horrific events ever to happen in black history. Millions of slaves were shipped out throughout the world from Africa. Millions were also killed this includes children and even babies. As this went on for years and years there was finally a man that decided to call for an end to it. Abraham Lincoln, as we all know as our 16th president of the United States, Put the Emancipation Proclamation into action. This was an executive order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, this stated that slaves be free. I will be researching about what Abraham Lincoln did leading up to this event, the outcome, and the successful and unsuccessful …show more content…
There are many arguments saying that it would still be happening, and there are other arguments that say it would have ended. One main reason Coclanis states that ‘’slavery was so important to the South and economic factors so central to slavery that it behooves all students of southern history, even in the early twenty- first century, closely to consider the material issues at hand in 1860 and 1861’’ (qtd.in Coclanis 67). The civil war was very vital considering it was the reason for how slavery diminished, this brining the South into the Union made it easier for Lincoln to now follow through with the …show more content…
There are many things today that reminds us of this horrific past time, most are good reminders such as statues, books, etc. There’s one event that most black people partake in, this is called freedom day, and this is now an annual celebration having over a hundred years of recognition. The date for this event is June 19th. As time went on this celebration became very popular, with over 20,000 people coming out to celebrate at Booker T. Washington Park in Texas (Williams 1). That made the event one of Texas’s largest celebrations. Although this was a very significant celebration, it had its ups and downs. Williams states ‘’by the early 1900s, there was a decline, mostly due to economic and cultural changes. Hard times forced many Blacks to head North to find work’’ (qtd.in Williams 1). This didn’t stop African Americans from fighting for this national holiday, there began a campaign in Washington D.C. which brought back interest in Juneteenth (Williams 1). Juneteenth is now celebrated across the world and brings joy to many African