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GO TO “LINCOLN” MOVIE TEACHER’S GUIDE INTRODUCTION Early in the “Lincoln” movie (Scene 7), President Lincoln provides a lengthy defense of his wartime … Continue reading
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By Matthew Pinsker GO TO “LINCOLN” MOVIE TEACHER’S GUIDE The public reaction from most historians to the “Lincoln” movie has … Continue reading
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GO TO “LINCOLN” MOVIE TEACHER’S GUIDE Fictional characters are in italics. Actors names are in parentheses. Links for more information go to the House Divided research engine. The President and First Family … Continue reading
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Prince Rivers was born enslaved in South Carolina but became famous as a free man and soldier on January 1, 1863. You can read more about his role in celebrating Emancipation Day in Beaufort, South Carolina as color sergeant in … Continue reading
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Can you identify the members of Lincoln’s Cabinet portrayed in this famous painting? Click on the images below to find out more about them.
How many of these leaders from the 37th Congress can you identify? What was their role in the debate over confiscation policy? Click on their images for to learn more about them. House Senate
During the Civil War, Republicans in the 37th Congress managed to navigate two major pieces of legislation through Capitol Hill that helped free certain types of Confederate slaves. These “confiscation” acts have since become mostly forgotten, however, because their impact … Continue reading
The following men were key figures in the development of congressional confiscation policy, which emerged during the 37th Congress (1861-63) as the initial way that Republicans on Capitol Hill had hoped to emancipate slaves. The First Confiscation Act (August 6, … Continue reading
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Slavery made a significant impact at the 1787 Constitution Convention. Most of the Framers believed that they had other more pressing worries than the fate of that increasingly sectional institution, but they knew full well that a national debate over … Continue reading
