La Emancipación El Arte de Los Estados Unidos de América |
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| Author:
| Hinson, Rebecca |
| Editor:
| Robuck, John
Lederer, Richard |
| Consultant Editor:
| Bartolomei, Roy |
| Translator:
| Canedo, Luis |
| ISBN: | 978-1-942765-63-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | Rebecca Hinson Publishing
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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La emancipación cuenta la historia de la esclavitud, la secesión y la Guerra Civil. Emancipation and La emancipación tell the story of slavery, secession, and the Civil War. The first Africans to arrive in British America are shipped to Virginia where they are forced to work as slaves for white farmers. Slavery spreads throughout the American colonies. Slaves are sold at auction. Some owners withhold adequate food and clothing. Others neglect the elderly. Often slaves are...
More DescriptionLa emancipación cuenta la historia de la esclavitud, la secesión y la Guerra Civil. Emancipation and La emancipación tell the story of slavery, secession, and the Civil War. The first Africans to arrive in British America are shipped to Virginia where they are forced to work as slaves for white farmers. Slavery spreads throughout the American colonies. Slaves are sold at auction. Some owners withhold adequate food and clothing. Others neglect the elderly. Often slaves are overworked and sometimes brutally beaten. By 1804, all Northern states abolish slavery. Abolitionists demand the abolition of slavery in the Southern states. Some slaves try to escape to the North. Some rebel. Slavery laws become even harsher. Teaching a slave to read or write becomes illegal. Abolitionists like Frederick Douglass, begin working together to end slavery. The Underground Railroad helps slaves escape. Seven slave states secede, forming the Confederate States of America. Under President Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy takes U.S. Fort Sumter by force, beginning the Civil War. When Abraham Lincoln calls on the states for troops to put down the rebellion, four more states secede. Former slaves and freemen enlist in the Union Army. Battles are fought by land, by sea, on foot, and on horseback. Both Union and Confederate soldiers fight valiantly for four years. With over a million casualties, 750,000 soldiers die. In border states, the war pits brother against brother, and father against son. Robert E. Lee surrenders. As a sign of respect, Grant permits him to keep his sword and horse. President Lincoln visits Richmond, Virginia. He wanted to sit in Jefferson Davis¿ chair in the White House of the Confederacy. When black workmen bow to him, he tells them to ¿kneel to God only, and thank Him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy.¿ Prior to his assassination, Lincoln helped persuade Congress to pass the Thirteenth Amendment, which outlaws slavery in all states. It is adopted on December 6, 1865, ending 246 years of slavery in the United States of America.