Emancipation Declaration

Topic: Emancipation Declaration (Emancipation Proclamation)

Emancipation Declaration Introduction Paragraph

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. A time the nation got into the third year of the Civil War. It was a declaration that got every person held as slaves free forever, although with an exception of the only states that were designated as being in rebellion, not to just the slave-holding border states of Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and Maryland or to other areas of the Confederacy that is under the control of the Union. This document was carefully planned, with the President releasing it at the best moment in the war, making sure that it is followed by a great positive impact on the efforts of the Union and thus, redefined the reason of the war. Because the Emancipation Proclamation is a symbol of social justice and inequality, it had been celebrated and condemned based on some issues.

SUPPORTING POINT 1:

The Emancipation Proclamation was celebrated for the benefits it rendered at the time.

• The proclamation gave only slave states the opportunity to hold back their slaves so as not to drive them to the other side. (Lorcher, 2012)
• Also, the areas which were occupied at that moment by the Union forces were strategically not required to allow their slaves free. (Lorcher, 2012)
• Since the need for soldier was high, the Proclamation gave room for freed slaves to fight as members of the Union army. (Lorcher, 2012) Therefore, helping the Union to win the battle. (Tell Me More, 2013)
• The Emancipation Proclamation gives a terrifying reminder, despite the accumulation of threats in our society today. (Kennicott, 2013)
• The Emancipation Proclamation led to total abolition of slavery issues in the United States. (“civilwar.org”)

SUPPORTING POINT 2:

The President used the Emancipation Proclamation to display his executive war powers.

• President Lincoln declared the Proclamation enforcement to be under his power as the Commander-in-Chief after so much consideration, before he was totally convinced. (Kennicott, 2013)
• The President also used the Emancipation Proclamation to cripple the Confederacy’s use of slaves in the war efforts. And also preventing the involvement of other foreign countries in the Civil War. (“civilwar.org”)
• President Lincoln used the Emancipation Proclamation as the crowning achievement of his presidency. (“civilwar.org”)
• Lincoln used the Emancipation Proclamation to promise that the federal government and the military would continually recognize and main the freedom of the freed slaves. (City Univeristy of New York, 2008”)

SUPPORTING POINT 3:

The Emancipation Proclamation is condemned and hardly does it deliver its primary purpose today.

• Since the signatory and ratification of the amendment, more prisons had sprung up leading to the lease and sales of prisoners. (Fort, 2013)
• Racism escalated in the Southern region, as people had to build their houses and provide for themselves.
• There was a partial measure with the approach of the Emancipation Proclamation. Many other slaves in unaffected states were left in bondage. (Kidder, n.d)
• The amendment led to economic and social upheaval where slaves could not fend for themselves immediately. (Kidder, n.d)

Works Cited

• Civil War Trust. (n.d.). 10 Facts about the Emancipation Proclamation. Retrieved June 30, 2016, from https://www.civilwar.org/education/history/emancipation-150/10-facts.html
• Fort, N. (2013). Prisons, Pot, and Profit: The Plight of Post-Emancipation. Harvard Journal of  African American Public, 47-51. Retrieved June 1, 2016, from https://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/1691279911?pq-origsite=summon&https://search.proquest.com/pqcentral
• Kennicott, P. (2013). Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation dilemma. The Washington Post. Retrieved June 2, 2016, from https://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/1437698267?pq-origsite=summon&https://search.proquest.com/pqcentral
• Kidder, N. (n.d.). The Pros & Cons of the Emancipation Proclamation. Retrieved June 30, 2016, from https://www.ehow.com/info_8676471_pros-cons-emancipation-proclamation.html
• Lorcher, T. (2012). The Purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation: Historical Context of the Decree. Retrieved June 30, 2016, from https://www.brighthubeducation.com/history-homework-help/110497-the-purpose-of-the-emancipation-proclamation/
• Summary of the Emancipation Proclamation · HERB: Resources for Teachers. (2008). Retrieved June 30, 2016, from https://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/534
• Tell Me More. (2013). What The Emancipation Proclamation Didn’t Do. National Public Radio. Retrieved June 2, 2016, from https://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/1267806966?pq-origsite=summon&https://search.proquest.com/pqcentral