Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union speech, delivered in 1860, is a powerful argument against the notion that the Founding Fathers intended for slavery to expand in America. Lincoln's speech, which has been largely overlooked by history, presents a compelling case that the Founding Fathers were forward-thinking visionaries who attacked slavery as a moral wrong. Through his research and evidence, Lincoln demonstrates that the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were designed to be great freedom documents and weapons against tyranny. [... more]

By 1862, the Civil War was in full swing, and Lincoln decided to take on another monumental task, emancipation. He understood that it was perilous to get too far ahead of public sentiment and opinion, so he weighed all of these things and decided in July of 1862 that the government should adopt a strong anti-slavery position. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was a bit longer than his Gettysburg Address, but it was a statement that changed America, changed our history, and changed our way of life. [... more]

Abraham Lincoln's nickname, the Great Emancipator, is often attributed to his role in ending slavery during the Civil War. However, a lesser-known story about three slaves who escaped to Fort Monroe and were granted asylum by General Benjamin Butler reveals a more complex history. Butler's decision to hold the escapees as contraband of war marked a turning point in the war, forcing Congress to act and paving the way for Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in the th Episode of our Story of America Series with Dr Bill McClay author of Land of Hope Bill reads and explains one of President Lincoln's greatest accomplishments The Emancipation Proclamation Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

The American Civil War was a culmination of many things, most of all slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln. The war was a long road, a century in the making, and it was almost inevitable. Lincoln's goal was to preserve the Union, but it was not until well into the nation's bloodiest war that the ending of slavery itself would become an explicit northern objective. [... more]

Abraham Lincoln's nickname, the Great Emancipator, is often attributed to his role in ending slavery during the Civil War. However, a lesser-known story about three slaves who escaped to Union lines at Fort Monroe reveals a more complex history. General Benjamin Butler's decision to hold the escapees as contraband of war sparked a revolution in popular thought, forcing Congress to act and paving the way for Lincoln's later Emancipation Proclamation. [... more]

The story of how three slaves escaping to the Union's Fort Monroe provided the spark that led to Abraham Lincoln earning the nickname The Great Emancipator. Lincoln's public statements about slavery were complex, and his actions were influenced by the need to preserve the Union and avoid antagonizing border states. The escapees' arrival at Fort Monroe and General Butler's decision to hold them as contraband of war marked a turning point in the war, leading to the eventual abolition of slavery. [... more]

The American West was not as wild and woolly as often thought, with people figuring out ways to cooperate and establish property rights. Meanwhile, the Civil War saw a complex struggle over slavery, with Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation marking a turning point. The story of three slaves who escaped to Union lines and the general who refused to return them highlights the messy and difficult process of ending slavery. [... more]

The Apostle Paul's declaration about the new life you can have in Jesus is a stunning declaration that brings freedom from sin and death. In Romans chapter eight, Paul explains that believers have no condemnation before God and cannot be separated from the love of God. The Holy Spirit is the driving force behind this freedom, empowering believers to live according to the Spirit and not according to the flesh. [... more]

The story of three slaves who escaped to Union lines during the Civil War and the role they played in Abraham Lincoln's decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Meanwhile, a man named Tyson Timms had his Land Rover seized by the state of Indiana through asset forfeiture, sparking a seven-year legal battle over the excessive fines clause of the Eighth Amendment and the rule of law. [... more]