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Just like that
A brief scene Gangs of New York shows the Emancipation Proclimation taking place. Theres’s a parade going on and naturally everyone doesn’t agree with Abraham Lincoln’s decision to free the slaves. January 1, 1863 is when the Emancipation Proclimation was passed. … Continue reading
New York City’s Unfortunate Past
Both www.slaveryinnewyork.org and the readings highlight the existence of slavery in New York City and its historical significance. I found the website to be more effective than the readings because of the emphasis on primary documents such as the excerpt … Continue reading
Boats and Slaves
Despite your race or gender every single has learned about slavery in the United States. After all it did result in the Civil War. However when you are taught about slavery it is commonly taught as a negative. Sort of … Continue reading
The Emancipation of Slaves
The website’s visual effects were effective in me understanding slavery more. I do feel as if it was too brief and straight to the point and could have been more effective if it was more explantory. The website also had … Continue reading
Draft Riots
Although the reading and the website does not both settle on the exact same ideas about why the riots began, you can tell that they both have the same outcomes and similar comparisons. Through the website you can easily tell … Continue reading
Home of the Not so Free
Slavery is a very disturbing yet fascinating issue to study. The readings on slavery seem to be very structured and formulaic, and the slave community is transformed into an object. They present to you, the topic of slavery in a … Continue reading
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves (Abraham Lincoln)
Both the reading and the website are presenting the same subject which is slavery. They are explaining the slaves’ life, how they were treated, what they had to do to obtain their freedom and the challenges they had to face … Continue reading
The Voices of the Lower Classes
During the 1700s in Colonial America, society was a hierarchy of divided individual interests that was united in their common defense for freedom in self-governance and independence and expansion of commercial trade. Though the members of the wealthier classes and … Continue reading
The Chains Are Broken
According to “The History Atlas of New York City” by Eric Homberger the British force were annihilated by the American troops on July 1779. After the final exodus of The British from New York in 1783, the city was in … Continue reading