The Wrong of Slavery, the Right of Emancipation


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Excerpt from The Wrong of Slavery, the Right of Emancipation: And the Future of the African Race in the United States The experiment we have been trying for more than three-quarters of a century was, whether, over social and industrial elements thus discordant, a republican government, asserting freedom in thought, in speech, in action, can be peacefully maintained. Grave doubts, gloomy apprehensions, touching the nation's Future, have clouded the hopes of our wisest public men in days past. Even the statesmen of the Revolution saw on the horizon the cloud no bigger than a man's hand. Gradually it rose and spread and darkened. The tempest burst upon us at last. Then some, faint-hearted and despairing of the Re public, prophesied that the good old days were gone, never to return. Others, stronger in hope and faith. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.










The Wrong of Slavery, the Right of Emancipation, and the Future of the African Race in the United States, 1864


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WRONG OF SLAVERY THE RIGHT OF


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Lincoln on Race and Slavery


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From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the most comprehensive collection of Lincoln's writings on race and slavery Generations of Americans have debated the meaning of Abraham Lincoln's views on race and slavery. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation and supported a constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery, yet he also harbored grave doubts about the intellectual capacity of African Americans, publicly used the n-word until at least 1862, and favored permanent racial segregation. In this book—the first complete collection of Lincoln's important writings on both race and slavery—readers can explore these contradictions through Lincoln's own words. Acclaimed Harvard scholar and documentary filmmaker Henry Louis Gates, Jr., presents the full range of Lincoln's views, gathered from his private letters, speeches, official documents, and even race jokes, arranged chronologically from the late 1830s to the 1860s. Complete with definitive texts, rich historical notes, and an original introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., this book charts the progress of a war within Lincoln himself. We witness his struggles with conflicting aims and ideas—a hatred of slavery and a belief in the political equality of all men, but also anti-black prejudices and a determination to preserve the Union even at the cost of preserving slavery. We also watch the evolution of his racial views, especially in reaction to the heroic fighting of black Union troops. At turns inspiring and disturbing, Lincoln on Race and Slavery is indispensable for understanding what Lincoln's views meant for his generation—and what they mean for our own.




The Future of the Colored Race in America


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Reproduction of the original: The Future of the Colored Race in America by William Aikman




Evolution After Emancipation


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African Slaves, after over 200 years (1619-1863) of enslavement, emerged from the first leg of our arduous journey as a free people. Once Emancipated, many African-Americans returned to Africa to the Republic of Liberia, founded in 1847 with the support of the United States Government, creating a new ethnic group called the Americo-Liberians. Those African-Americans, our American ancestors, who chose to stay, began the second leg of our journey in America; culturally, academically, economically, socially and politically challenged with only a dream that kept us moving towards full citizenship, equal justice and absolute freedom to equally advance our interests; academically, economically, socially and politically. We recognize that if African-Americans are to continue putting forth our best efforts to expand our role in America's future, we must put a stop to our Black Youth's failing behavior. If we are to farm future black leaders, we must cultivate our youth to choose academic responsibility over self defeating behavior. And as parents and grandparents, we must choose to become directly involved in our children's education at home, coalescing with the school and community to nurture each child's potential.