Blog 6 EOTO and Mock Trial 1

During the presentations that were given during the first town hall meeting class personally taught me lots of information I had not known. Doing a presentation on the Movements for Anti-Slavery opened my eyes to many new stories. The first push to change the main thoughts around slavery was the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a book, that served to make slavery personal with the reader. With the publication of a new book like this, I would never think that there would be so much pushback from the south. I did not know that people became very defensive on the idea of slavery. Many people who grew up at or around the time of slavery or people who were far away from it got to realize through reading the harshness of being a slave. The reaction from the south was mainly because slave owners thought they were not depicting the real story. With that type of reaction, I immediately thought this book would be banned, which it was. 

This book cover for Uncle Tom's Cabin is my favorite one by far. The reason being is it shows the two races who had been clashing for years coming together in unity. Also, it shows the younger age groups adjusting to the recognition of African-American into their community. 

Learning about the underground railroad is one of the first things that comes to mind when talking about slavery. This was because of brave northern men and women who risked their lives helping slaves go to freedom. Ending slavery was a huge concern for the northern, they would go to extensive roots to stop the problem. Americans knew they could count on the end of slavery in a big way, and that was the 16th Presidential election. President Lincoln while campaigning repeatedly said, “American Democracy is equal rights and opportunity for all.” The election of Lincoln was an exciting day for all, except the southern slave owners. 

The Presidential Election of 1860 was the most consequential elections in American history. During his election, his name was not put on the ballots in the slave holding states, but was extremely popular in the northern states. The election of Lincoln was the immediate impetus for the Civil War. 

These southern slave owners immediately gave push back and refused to listen to President Lincoln. The southerns immediately resolved to fire and fury, leading to the start of the second war ever on American soil. Days after this election, states had already been putting in their succeeding letters to leave the United States of America. After losing the war, many southerns still couldn’t accept Lincoln's achievements and assassinated him in cold blood on April 14th, 1865. He was 56 years old.