What I find disappointing about this is the fact that by the time I was a freshman in high school, i had learned every bit of this. I'm 63, has education fallen that far? It is truly criminal of our government and the dept. of education for allowing it to happen.
55 I learned all this too. My daughters are in their 20’s and only know he was a President. They didn’t even know he was the first Republican President.
@@keyoke69 I grew up near you, then! We learned all of this stuff in elementary school in Indiana in the 80s/early 90s. Lincoln State Park, "Lincoln's Boyhood Home," yep... just a staple of life there.
It is sad how the education system has failed in the last two decades. It like many parts of our country NEEDS to be put back on track. They need to remember you can't move forward as a nation if you forget the lessons of the past.
He was also quoted as saying "if I could end this war without freeing slaves, I would", don't get me wrong, the man was astounding, but let's put all facts out there for everyone.
What I love about Lincoln is the forgiveness he showed. When The Army of Northern Virginia was surrendered by General Robert E. Lee, Lincoln told General Grant to let those men go home and that they wouldn't be bothered any further as long as they pledged to never take up arms against the United States ever again. He wanted to start the healing and reunification fast, because he felt that 5 years of war was punishment enough for the country. Lincoln was a good man in my opinion. We don't have leaders like him anymore. Forgiveness is a virtue that we all need to practice today.
When I heard about his statues being vandalized it made me sad. People were/are angry, but they couldn't have chosen a more ridiculous focus of that anger.
I hate the fact that any of the statues of our country were taken down. You can't prevent the future from repeating itself if you refuse to remember it. Just because you take down statues doesn't erase what happened. I totally agree with your comment about Lincoln's statue being vandalized by misguided people. We cannot forget our history. My daughter has not been taught our history as we know it in school and it is hard to teach it to her when what has already been taught to her, which is false information, is already ingrained in her mind. How do you teach the truth as a parent when the school systems have taught our children that their parents are wrong and everything their parents were taught was misinformation? It is so frustrating and 100% sad that the powers at be have brought our country this far into the destruction of it without most of the citizens seeing it happen.
@@dewilew2137 The quote is: “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” by George Santayana. Amy clearly made a mistake in her post, but most people would understand what she meant. Basically, when people don't learn from history, they repeat the same horrible things that happened in the past. This is why things like the history of Lincoln and the Civil War should be taught in depth in schools.
@@amycunningham4801 do your daughter a favor and find a nice church school in your area and enroll her in it, she will get a better education and not be brainwashed.
that's why trump is fighting like hell to save it... this is a globalist agenda. one world order. these radical democraps are deliberately destroying and dividing America.. once America falls, the globalists have won. and i am petrified! Yes. I am not concerned with punctuation or sentence structure. lol. We all need to unite against the globalist radical regime that's not only destroying America, they are determined to destroy every country in the west. BILL GATES IS ALL FOR DEPOPULATION. AND SO ARE THE RADICAL LEFT DEMOCRAPS AND RINOS.
I remember bursting into tears as I entered the Lincoln Memorial for the first time and reading the words of the Gettysburg address etched on the walls. It was as if his spirit was there, and I felt the love he had for his fellow man. It was amazing to me. Also, Van, please consider studying the Constitution itself. It is a divinely inspired document written for ALL, not just one race. It is incredible.
Yes! The constitution and the federalist papers. I also regularly recommend Democracy in America, which is an outsider view or the US in the early 1800s. It's an invaluable historical work
Have no doubt. The civil war was always about slavery. There were many who were seduced and fooled to fight for slavery by falling prey to sentimental and romantic propaganda. Lee is among those sentimental fools.
It was a difficult issue mainly because of what ended up happening that he tried to prevent from happening. On the black and white issue though, there were thousands of blacks who owned black slaves. It was disgusting across the board. Even during Thomas Jefferson’s time though, many slave owners kept their slaves not because they wanted to but because they didn’t want them to end up in cruel peoples hands. Jefferson’s kids ended up getting his slaves up north to freedom at his request. This day and age though the rewriting of history or not understanding the time no matter how disgusting and canceling it and it’s teaching will only lead to a repeat in history
@@timgray3790the history of the civil war is being corrected, not rewritten. Many schools in the us, since reconstruction, taught that the south fought for states rights. Without stating that the south stated very clearly that they fought to expand slavery so that slavery would not die out. That is finally being taught now. Also, thomas jefferson kept his slaves because he liked his life style, not because he didn’t want them to fall into the hands of a cruel slave master. He could have just freed them and then they would not have any slavemasters anymore.
@@airsoftpopcornyour rewriting of history comment had absolutely nothing to do with my comments. On the Thomas Jefferson comments, your ignorance of history is showing. You couldn’t just set people enslaved free. It wasn’t like you could bus people to Ohio.
@@timgray3790 Wrong, you could just declare them free. It was a large financial burden, but you definitely could just set them free. Cassius clay just set his slaves free, he gave them some of his land. Plus, who said you had to bus them anywhere, if a slave owner declared them free, then they were free. Freed slaves didn’t have to escape to the north, they were already free. The fact that you can’t understand that is just weird. The slave owners are all dead, and you don’t have to defend them.
This homeschool mom has taught all of this to her children. We read original documents. First hand accounts are a must in this household. What the public education has done to our children is awful. We need to encourage this younger generation to do some homework outside of the public education system.
I learned all of this in public school, in my life my heroes were my father (who taught Boeing surpervisors Calculus and English) and all teachers, instructor, professors I had along the way thru college. Home school is ignorance at its best and a way to keep your child from learning how to socialize with others.People like you should not be allowed to have children, which religious cult do you belong to any way?
I have always done huge amounts of my OWN research. If I relied solely on formal schooling, I would be extremely stupid. This generation needs to be homeschooled like NO generation has before.
I have always done huge amounts of my OWN research. If I relied solely on formal schooling, I would be extremely stupid. This generation needs to be homeschooled like NO generation has before.
Just imagine the strength of character it takes to suffer so many very personal loses and not lose your conviction to fight for others so they will not suffer. That’s why the man is a legend.
I concur.... second third that.. agree for laymen terms. It's incredibly sad to see African Americansn brainwashed library's destroy history and destroy the legacy he fought qnd died for.. it woulda been easy for a man of his time to look the otherwise n say better them then me.. it cost him q great deal out of a million ppl who died only 200k were African American thier were many men white men with q great deal to lose who took this on as we still see slavery alive today in.qfrica China middle east too now thank u Obama... nothing pissed me off worse then these race hustler profiting off ignorant uninformed ppl thier getting rich to sell the souks and the freedoms of the ppl they are claiming to help.. help like that who needs enemies... I do hope this awakening catches on qll of our freedoms depend on it
As a 66 yr old Britain having worked for an American company with offices in London, it is incredible how little young Americans know about Abraham Lincoln.
I legit cried at this. The amount of love a person can have, why would you not want all your fellow humans to be well, to live, to thrive, and to enjoy life. Much love dude. I appreciate you.
Lincoln's young life full of tragedy shaped his character that made him the most influential President of all times. He understood lose, he openly spoke about children being taken out of their mother's arms sold by the vile slave trade. From his memoirs....that vision of a family being torn apart drove him.
Something I learned was that Lincoln's dad would rent him out to neighbors to do hard labor and Lincoln was required to give his dad the money. The experience very deeply affected him. "There is no greater injustice than to wring your profits from the sweat of another man's brow." In the video you remember hearing how Lincoln was made to clear the land they lived on by himself doing extremely hard work such as removing stumps. He had to pay his dad for him to do back breaking work like that for his neighbors. The fact that his dad left for 6 mths without any thought of how his kids would even eat tells you the kind dad he had.
@@MidwestFarmToys His character was built by his loving mother, Nancy, and by Sarah, his kind stepmother. His father taught him nothing and took advantage of his dutiful nature. He also had to be strong for his little sister and that helped to shape his character. I've always loved this man and my heart breaks at the sadness I see in his eyes. We are blessed as a nation to have had this wonderful, caring man as our president, especially at that moment in time. 🇺🇸
@@MidwestFarmToys I understand what you're saying and I didn't mean to sound like a time travelling know-it-all. What I was trying to say is, his mother and stepmother showed him love, kindness, and positive attention - something he didn't get from his father - which also builds character. I don't think they coddled him, especially during the difficult the times they lived in. Lincoln grew up to be a kind and empathetic man, but I think he resented his father for making him do all that physical labor, then deserting him and his little sister for 6 months, and that may have contributed, in a good way, to his strong and responsible character. He very easily could have taken that resentment and took another path. His saving graces were his mother and stepmother's love and kind and gentle natures. His kind and gentle ways, along with his tremendous sense of duty and responsibility came from that, as he was also responsible for his sister's well-being. Peace
Learning the history of some of these famous people is interesting and quite revealing. John D. Rockefeller had a father who did similar things - leaving the family for months on end with the assumption that merchants would extend credit for an indeterminate period. The family became incredibly frugal and stayed in constant fear that the “agreement” would suddenly be terminated. Rockefeller’s father (known as “Devil Bill”) was a patent medicine peddler and was known to grift and scam his way across the US. He had another wife who he subsequently moved in with the family under the guise of being a housekeeper. This shaped Rockefeller and molded his personality and subsequent “success”. I am certain Lincoln was a product of this unconventional upbringing and the Good and Bad, Great and Ugly surfaced as a result.
"There is no greater injustice than to wring your profits from the sweat of another man's brow." This should be required at the top of every spending bill passed by Congress today.
I have never heard the quote "If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong" what a great quote. Van, you should read up on how many free blacks in Louisiana that owned slaves or the origin of black slavery in America and how it became legal. It started to be legal as a black man owned a slave. Everything has nuance and this was true on slavery too. What a bad stain on our history but we need to hear all of it the way it was. It was sad.
So admire Lincoln! But also young man w headphones w such empathy, openess, and his own effort at bringing forth Truth to ALLLLL our bros/Drs of alll races and color seeing OUR FATHER, Creators guidance in Constitution n Pride in our Flag...thanx
all these terrible things that happened to Lincoln makes me respect him more. he could have been bitter and cold but instead he kept his heart soft and full of compassion and STILL sought out to help those in need.
Lincoln has always been my hero! He was a man of his time but realized how the people were wrong to not appreciate and recognize the whole of humanity.
Alwood --My life as a slave was so romantic.I would invite you to my plantation for some ham hogs but you might call me uncle tom. I think my master is some kind of a vampire🧛Can you come from the future and rescue me?
This is really good Van, you should keep doing historical videos. We complain all the time about people not knowing history, but there's plenty we don't even know ourselves. Keep it up brother, you're doing a great job with this channel. Much love, and God bless you and yours!
That made me lay me head down and weep. He suffered so much, along with all those soldiers, so that we might live together in peace and unity. It is so sad that some want to destroy our Union now.
I am a Canadian, an old man now. I enjoyed this more than I can say. I learned a lot about a man that I admired since I was a kid. And I am not American. He was a great man.
This mess has me crying the whole way through… won’t stop me from continuing my binge of your videos. You’re wonderful man!! Whatever you do, don’t stop your journey to the truth!!
Abraham Lincoln actually released The Emancipation Proclamation after the battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862 before Gettysburg. The reason he did that, is because he needed a Northern victory to be taken seriously. Although Antietam was a draw, Lincoln took the opportunity to end the war as quickly as possible. This is an awesome video Van. Thank you for sharing.
What a better way to destroy the Confederacy? Get all the enslaved population to join the cause. The 'first' proclamation, Lincoln didn't careabout Slavery, (don't think he ever did in the first place -- his number one priority was to preserve the Union; a house that is a divided is a house that cannot stand i.e., we are all slavery OR we are all NOT slavery -- I don't care, pick one OR the other NOT both.) North was getting slaughtered! Really, until Grant and Total War. Burn everything!! Scorched earth....
I have always admire President Lincoln. When I was in the second grade, my brother, a sixth grader, brought home a Biography of Abraham Lincoln. It is the first book I remember reading. I went on to read every biography in the elementary libraries I could find, including Mary Todd Lincoln, Dolly Madison, George Washington and Helen Keller just to name a few. Our forefathers had a vision for our great nation when they wrote our Constitution. We must conserve it, at all cost, for future generations.
I knew this from the time I was 10. I'm not even American. I'm shocked that so many people don't know about him. How can a man like this be forgotten?.
He changed the world, not many men can have that written about them. A lot of people owe thanks to him, its a shame his message is somewhat lost in today's society
I've enjoyed your videos over the last few months and especially watching you educate yourself and your viewers on the various subjects you've been dealing with. I commend you for your honesty and bravery. I'm sure you've received not only accolades but also hate for it. Keep up this good work. Now more than ever we need men and women of courage and love to stand up for what we know is right and true. God bless you my friend and keep up the good fight
Keep learning brother, and while you're doing that - run as far away as possible from the Democrat party! Much love and respect from Durban, South Africa.
The democrats, north and south, wished to preserve slavery as an institution. (and they, along with uni-party adherents, still do) Others believed the only hope of achieving abolition was through first preserving the union. Breaking into two smaller nations jeopardized the security of both. And the north abandoning the slaves of the confederacy was unacceptable. The future with one of the two countries operating with slave labor created an economic concern as well. Conflicts like the one in Kansas would also have spread across the continent as each country expanded west. Look at what we have going on right now over pro-termination vs pro-life. Looks like it should be a pretty obvious choice but some want the federal government to protect termination even after birth in a Constitutional amendment. Interesting that the same party lines figure into this question as well. I wonder how history is going to look back at this.
One of the best ways to build up the black community is to get a divorce from the racist Democrat jackass party. Trillions of dollars and decades of a sick allegiance to the Democrats have done absolute damage and destruction to the black community. After all that the Republicans have done to liberate the black man and woman from the vile clutches of the racist Democrat jackass party and for the black community to swear allegiance to their prior slave masters is just sick and wrong. I don't care if you all go join a third party or go back to the Republican party, you must divorce the Democrats who have done nothing for you all but ride you for votes and money. The Democrats have done nothing but keep you all in their inner city plantations and abuse you physically, emotionally, mentally, economically, electorally and spiritually.
@@thomasfosterjr.5247 ??? Do you mean conserving slavery? I don't think I used the word conservative 🤔 in my comment. I don't understand your comment but I don't really need to, I guess. Have a good life. Peace, out.
You are discovering what so many of us discovered - once you go down the path of learning, you never stop. I love watching you grow in new knowledge and real facts. Bravo.
If you are interested in learning more about Lincoln's struggles and triumphs with depression, I would highly recommend that you read, "Lincoln's Melancholy" by Joshua Wolf Shenk. It has helped me tremendously with my struggles with depression... Fascinating read.
Of all the Presidents we have had Lincoln is the only one I really wish I could talk to. I would love to know his thoughts, he went thru hell. Both in his personal life and his political life. I would like to think he would be wonderful to talk to.
@@hillbillyhullabaloo Lies will get you nowhere. It only shows how bitter, and ungrateful you are for the nearly 1 million American lives that were lost to gain freedom for their fellow humans. It only shows what kind of a person you are, and it isn't good.
@@americanpatriot7247 I like Lincoln, but the other guy's not entirely wrong. Maryland, for instance, was one of the States considering secession and most of it's delegates were in favor. Using Martial Authority, Lincoln temporarily dissolved the Writ of Habeas Corpus and jailed said delegates before Maryland's secession hearing in their HoR. Reporters and newspapers that tried to publish this story were also arrested or shut down outright. So Maryland remained in the Union. Don't get me wrong, I understand why. If both states what played host to the Nation's Capitol were to secede as it's own nation, the State of our Union would appear greatly diminished to the world abroad, an extremely dangerous concept at the time. But context aside, the act itself was nothing short of pure authoritarianism, one against the very nature of our Constitution. While it doesn't do anything for the archetypal phenom that he's been made out to be, the consequences of such a decision _do_ show Lincoln's understanding of the stakes representative, in such an act, to the wellbeing and future of our country. It's an act definitely worth being remembering, good or bad.
I'm so glad that you posted this. And your take on how Lincoln's approach to reach a goal he had in mind, had to be tempered in order to achieve it, was spot on.
He was smart enough to know if that trust wasn’t earned ,he wouldn’t make any progress at all regarding slavery. He definitely had a plan, people are impatient and so judgmental. I believe he did want to abolish slavery altogether, but it must be done slowly. It can’t always be 0-60 instantly. I respect this human.
Have you ever read the Lincoln letter to Horace Greely??? In it Lincoln states his ONLY goal is to 'preserve the Union' and that if he could do so without freeing any slaves, some slaves, or all slaves he would do so, but he would preserve the Union at all cost. In his own words Lincoln stated he wanted to preserve the Union........nothing more, nothing less. As a side note, Lincoln did not sign any Law that forbid slavery in the Union. Had four years to do so, yet did not. Yet the war was "To End Slavery".....only in the South??? The Union, Border States, US Territories under Union control, never outlawed slavery......until late 1865, almost 6 months to the day after the Union 'won' the War of Northern Aggression. Seems kinda like closing the barn door after all the critters are gone. Oh, and there are letters in Lincolns' own handwritting where he writes the 'n'-word. That is enough to get him labeled as a racist today. Probably canceled, too. It's done for less in this day and age. Amazing all the things they Don't teach in school, huh??? Remember, winners write the History.....or censor the 'unpleasant' parts they would rather not admit to after the fact.
@@snafubar5491 Fair enough. But for Lincoln, he had to be tactful. If you came out in support of interracial marriage, equality of the races, and affirmative action in the mid-1800s you wouldn't get elected to any office anywhere in America. Its hard to know what he really thought, other than he opposed slavery and believe it was immoral. But either way, he understood that if he wasn't careful he would lose the support he had and lose the nation. Back then, most people believed that blacks wouldn't be on equal footing with whites because blacks were more ignorant and were widely unsuccessful. Of course now we see that most blacks didn't have the opportunities to actually succeed. And weren't able to be educated so of course most were very ignorant. Back then most people ignorantly thought that it was because of their skin color. Lincoln was a good man, imperfect but a good man.
I loved your show today. Yes, that quote "four score and seven years ago...." is the Gettysburg Address and is featured as part of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. It was very moving to see this memorial when I visited DC many years ago and this presentation brought tears to my eyes. Thank the Lord for President Lincoln.
Perhaps my favorite Lincoln story is one that took place during one of the many Indian wars that often broke out on the frontier. It shows not only Lincoln's moral fiber, but his own personal courage. Lincoln was attached to an Illinois militia. They happened upon a very elderly man of the tribe that had raided a settlement, killing some of the residents there. Clearly the old man was no longer a warrior, being so old and in very poor health. It was obvious he could not have taken part in any such raid. But being from the offending tribe, he was interrogated, yielding little useful information. But the question arose as to what was to be done with him. Taking him prisoner would mean some level of hardship for the unit, giving up their limited supply of food, and slowing their movements. And if they were to send him to the main body of the American forces, it would require giving up men for that purpose. Lincoln lobbied to just set the old man free, letting him leave in peace. Virtually all the other men wanted to execute him. Lincoln argued that this was a sin and immoral and that he could not allow it to happen. To settle the dispute (basically Lincoln against everyone else) Lincoln proposed to fight any man willing. Lincoln was very well known for his incredible physical strength, winning wrestling match after wrestling match. The other men pointed this out, thinking it was a ploy... "But Mr. Lincoln, you are very strong. Why would any of us agree to wrestle you over this old man." Lincoln responded, "Choose your weapon." Lincoln essentially offered to even the odds between himself and any other man, perhaps even giving them an advantage by allowing them to choose the weapons used in a dual over the old man's life. This so impressed the other men that they released the man.
I love this analogy. I think of this pandemic like a war. You definitely have to have the right weapon to fight the right war. We can’t go in with BB guns to fight. That’s how I look at Cov 19. You must have the correct weapon to defend yourself against such harsh circumstances. 😉
Our American history is extremely interesting and important. What is distressing is that history, in general, is not being taught anymore. I am 69 and when I went to school history was one of those bedrock subjects that you took every year in school. There are a lot of key people in our country's history that would also surprise many if they just took the time to read and learn. Our school systems should be doing our kids better!
As the guy that clicked the like button, achieving the 700 mark on the scroll, I am grateful you have discovered, prepared, displayed an maintained your open mind to see the power and devotion this President had; for those that ever think...their life is sad or they are unable to continue and want to consider Suicide, please...use the strength of Abraham's heart towards your situation; the darkness of the loss of one person you hold dear is deep. This man faced this darkness over, and over..and over. We will never know the depth if his personal sorrow...it is much to tender and private, we can only ask ourselves, what it would have done to us if that happened. If ANY school is not teaching the life of THIS (!!) President, then it is failing, generation after generation. The passion of the actor, Daniel Day Lewis, in his portrayal of Lincoln, is enough to drop-kick you in the chest for the decisive moments towards the end of slavery. The segment you showed...will reach others that are not aware or are too busy looking at their smart-phones; one can hope for change, or one can enable it! LFR Family, I hope this segment continues to reach those that need it, with open eyes and ears. In all fairness, Well done...to both of you. Finding the segment and passing it on.
You should watch the movie simply called Lincoln starring Daniel Day Lewis as the Great Emancipator. Great movie. I believe it's a Steven Spielberg movie, and he was so emphatic about authenticity that whenever you hear the ticking of Lincoln's pocketwatch, the sound is actually FROM Lincoln's pocketwatch that is in a museum somewhere. Adds a nice touch.
This is how history should be taught, very informative, interesting to watch, holds your attention and we need to make our citizens understand, what the country has been through, how it happened, how and why it changed, how many men died to make it happen, and the amazing people who made things happen in our country. we have a history of some of the most amazing people, of every skin tone, race and religion. we were all immigrants to this land coming from all over the world before we were a nation, after we became a nation.
African Americans weren’t immigrants. Our ancestors were bought to America shores as slaves. My descendants are and their offsprings that were denied and robbed of our culture and heritage.
It's so refreshing to see a young man who is willing to have an open mind, research and form your own opinion. Not letting public pressure force us to conform is harder than ever. Being from the deep south means that most people assume we are all racist. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I gotta tell u our oldest son moved to AL 20 years ago and has told us repeatedly he would never move back to MO. Over the years we have been there numerous times. We have met some of the sweetest nicest unbelievable black people who live there. Wonderful warm loving people. I grew up with a dad that was racist. Out out my own working at 17 I learned a lot about other people and races. My dad was totally wrong and I just want to say I’m glad I have, and had some amazing black people over the years. We are not born racists it’s taught by words and actions of our parents but thank Jesus I grew into a better enlightened educated person and so have our 3 sons. Oh BTW our youngest son moved there too
And most people assume black people are criminals,animals,the cause of all crime in america,lazy,etc,etc,..nothing could be furthur from the truth.Yet,there are still SUNDOWN towns in america,it's 2022.
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature... Abraham Lincoln
I love the insight on the reasoning or belief from the urban community that you refer to, I never knew this information on where their thoughts came from. Its a perspective that needs to be understood and you have educated me. And I completely understand a new dynamic of the entire argument or struggle with your shared knowledge on a view that gets left out. The stories passed down from the elders of all coutures most definitely should be shared outside of itself so everyone can understand why and where are beliefs have been influenced and formed from. It just makes a better understanding amongst us all! Thank you for that. I hope I didn’t make this too wordy and what I am meaning is understood.
Most had a higher loyalty to their state over the country at the time of the Civil War. For example Lee did not fight for slavery but for his home state.
The original Declaration of Independence was longer and had an entire portion about how there would be no slavery in United States. Two colonies wouldn’t agree to left in the document and unfortunately if all the colonies didn’t appear United to he king it would of been a huge weakness he would have exploited so it was removed. Glenn Beck has an original draft including all of it he keeps in his museum with a lot of other amazing pieces of our republics history. Our founding fathers were wise beyond their time. There’s videos on TH-cam where Glenn shows the document and reads it etc if you never herd of this you should look into it.
I would like to believe, that all those loss's during his youth & the adult Abraham Lincoln suffered, helped mould, the courageous, strong, sincere, & compassionate man he became 💙💙💙
Thank you for sharing your journey . Extremely refreshing bro . I especially love that you have no malice , and that translates . Please don't lose that brother .
20:44 The fact is that Lee didn't own any slaves. Not that he endorsed slavery, or was adamant against it. His main, consideration was that he was Virginian. Even though Lincoln had the moral high ground. The heavy handed tactics of Lincoln, and the inevitable war to follow. Was the final straw to push Lee to fight for Virginia instead of the Union. Lee was an accomplished officer served in the Mexican American War, was the superintendent of West Point Military Academy when he resigned from the USA. A complicated individual as most people are. In the context of history he accomplished things before and after the war. If anything we can learn that good men can make huge mistakes, yet serve to show we evolved in making this country a better place. History is not something to be erased, but understood in context. As to not make those same mistakes. To choose through reason. To make better decisions today, to be on the right side of history tomorrow.
@@tsaligrass George Washington freed all his slaves after his death, and made sure none could ever be sold to anyone else. Nice try though. It was an evolution Im a laymen historian don't even get me started.
Ordering to have women and children killed to extort taxes is the "moral high ground" to you? Lincoln stated that he would not give an order that would cause even a single drop of blood to be spilt for the goal of ending slavery. He openly stated that his invasion was over needing to tax the South. He even offered to protect slavery on the Constitution to stop secession. Forever ending his fight against slavery. He was wiing to give up on freeing the slaves to keep tax income and avoid war to keep the Union.
Well Lee did own slaves. He did not ever buy or sell or trade slaves but he did inherit slaves. He inherited slaves from his mother's family and then immediately freed them. In 1857 he inherited slaves from his wife's family and then freed them in 1862 as the will had stipulated. His father in law's will had stipulated that the slaves be freed in five years at the latest. Lee held on to them and rented many of them out to make money off of them because his father in law's estate left Lee $50,000 in the hole, which is $2 million today. So Lee had five years to get $2 million in today's money. He did successfully do that and then they were freed. The only way that Lee could get out of of that hole would be to use the slaves and so he did. But Lee was a great man. He did personally abhor slavery. Lee was named after his two uncles. His godfather, Robert, and his other uncle on his mother's side, Edward. When Light Horse Harry Lee left the family to recuperate his health, Robert Carter stepped up and became Lee's father figure in his life. His uncle Robert was borderline an aboltionist, although he did not like the Northern brand of abolitionism. He was not for immediate emancipation but he hated slavery and when he inherited slaves from his father he immeditaely freed them. Lee's uncle Robert frequently spoke out about how evil slavery was. Lee could not fight against his own state. But also gave another reason that many do not read about. When he resigned his commission he wrote to Francis Preston Blair and said: "Mr. Blair, I look on secession as anarchy. However, I can not stomach to live in a union held together by swords and bayonets." I think that every red blooded American should be able to relate to that.
I have always admired Abraham Lincoln. I only knew of a small portion of the tragedy he suffered through. Since learning of a not-so-distant familial connection to him, I looked more into his life. This is, by far, the best presentation I have seen. It draws everything together and really brings everything into perspective. He was truly a great man. One which, I hope, more people will aspire to be like. Thank you for posting this video and sharing your perspective as well. ❤️
Thank you for your video. Lincoln has always been a favorite of mine. To me his great actions was trying to keep our country together and sadly died before he got the credit he deserved for holding our country together. After he was an assassinated his body was displayed in the US capital and many people came to pay their respects then the family had a funeral procession back home and scores of people tried to get a glimpse of this. I am glad this video touched you as it touched me and hopefully Many more people. Despite our differences in many ways I believe we have been blessed with our country. In the past decades a number of people have been very disloyal to our country and to us all because we all, are we the people who have been given God given rights and responsibilities that no other person or group can take away. I watched your video on the 4th of July and am touched by the video your sentiments and am proud of you and our country. I hope you and your family and loved ones have a happy peaceful 4 th of July. As for the division in our country I believe that soon we will have one last shutdown not for a fake virus but to keep everyone safe while some very corrupt selfish greedy people who have done serious crimes against our country are getting arrested and being dealt with. Soon during the shutdown we will get video broadcast about the crimes and corruption and why good patriotic people are dealing with it. We have not been informed by the media because many have been collaborating and misinforming the people. Soon disclosure and understanding will come if what some people have done. Then the future that comes will be in our hands to build a much more fair respectful and better country and world. Please stay at peace and rest. God bless us all.
I found "Up From Slavery" by Booker T. Washington to be extremely helpful in understanding how tragic the institution of slavery was to our nation. Booker T Washington and Frederick Douglas should definitely be alongside our other founding fathers...
totally agree, and Lincoln could have avoided war if he wanted to, the south was put into a position of fight or fight- they/lincoln gave them/ no choice. Little known facts about Lincoln was that he was a nasty man and a rough customer when it came to words - he'd attack w/ no mercy anyone, even invalids w/ cutting words if they disagreed w/ him on any matter. LINCOLN was no gentle soul - he was a helluva mean politician.
@@Evil0ttoReally? Well, I graduated high school in 1977. We were not given Booker T Washington. But, we were required to pass a test about the U S Constitution, in order to graduate high school. I found Booker T in my 40's when I discovered historical memoirs and biographies. "12 Years a Slave" should be republished to the American people.
You wondered if people would have any problems arguing against slavery way back then, but we're not allowed to ask LeBron James or Nike, why they are silent on slavery in our own times? Is slavery okay, as long as it's a bunch of Chinese prisoners? What about why slavery is allowed to still exist in Middle Eastern and African countries? We got slavery going on under our own eyes and noses, in present day.....yet, all I hear, are crickets from hollywood, pro sports, and democrats.
Not to mention that every time we say human trafficking in relation to our southern boarder or other illegal immigration we are actually talking about slavery.
Yes there is slavery today in this world why don't we fight that? What about the human trafficking on our southern border? What about the women and girls that are raped on the way here by the cartel?
You are correct sir about many who fought in the civil war. General Lee is an excellent example of someone who stood against slavery on principle but fought for a state that wished to keep it. The general was a christian man who believed in the constitution and that God created all to be equal in his eyes. At no time did these types of people fight for slavery but rather the land they came from.
Have no doubt. The civil war was always about slavery. There were many who were seduced and fooled to fight for slavery by falling prey to sentimental and romantic propaganda. Lee is among those sentimental fools.
That's true. But Lee being somewhat of a politician and the potential President of an separated southern nation, he may have also employed a false sense of character in order to keep Africans from fighting for the north. Much like the politicians today, that false character still separates this nation. Though it's not about a geographic boundary, it's still about political idealisms.
@@BRAVO-cz8sw ROFL. Are you serious? Lee being somewhat of a politician? Lee had no inclination towards politics and he hated politicians. That is why he preferred men like Jefferson Davis to Alexander Stpehens. Davis was a military man who went into politics and so he had more of a connection with him. Lee never once in his life advocated for any political party at all. The only person ever in Lee's orbit to quote him on politics was his second cousin who said that Lee had once said that he found the Whig principles to be the best. That is it. Lee himself only voted twice in his life. He considered politiicans and the press to be of almost equal level of trash. That opinion of his started when he was 17 years old. When he was applying to join West Point, the Northern press and some Northern politicians started making up lies about Light Horse Harry Lee and Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was still alive and Lee was applying to join West Point, founded by Jefferson, when they started running with that trash. However, Jefferson being a gentleman, openly rebuked the politicians and newspapers for their actions and defended Light Horse Harry and his family. Robert E. Lee's oldest brother wrote to Jefferson and thanked him on behalf of the Lee family for rebuking the politicians and media for pushing lies about their father. From that moment on, Lee had intense hatred of the press and politicians and considerd politics to be one of the lowest professions. And during the war, Lee had utter contempt for politicians and the reason he surrenderd to Grant was because he had run out of food and he had run out of food because politicians had rerouted their supplies to feed themselves so at that point Lee could not carry on the fighting with a starved army. That is why when he met with Grant he talked about their food shortage and when he decided to surender was when Grant graciously offered to feed Lee's men. Grant and Lee both had contempt for career politicians and in 1868 The New York Tribune as well as many other newspapers openly tried to get Lee to run for president and he refused to take the bait. Lee was someone who knew how to handle conflicts between his officers but he was not a politician by any means. How did he employ a false sens of character and how did it keep black people from enlisting in the union army?
Fun fact: the slaves on the Lee estate were taught to read when it was illegal in Virginia. Many people make the mistake of thinking those against slavery would not own slaves. In that location at that time, it was more humane to treat those people well as opposed to releasing them only for them to be re-enslaved under far worse circumstances.
My great great grandfather, Alexander Shoopman, and his brother,Jon Shoopman, fought in the Confederate Army. They were in Tennessee. Jon lived with his brother and they were farm laborers living in subsidized housing. They fought for the safety of the family. Not knowing what would happen to them. Love how you’re listening with your ears, mind, and heart. Thank you!
@@jjackomin , the majority of whites in the South, didn't own slaves. Most of those that fought for the Confederacy weren't motivated by the issue of slavery. They were defending their homeland from what they saw as an invading force. Back then, people in the South were more loyal to their state than to the federal government. I had family that fought on both sides and of those I know of that fought for the South, only one direct relative was a slave owner. The rest were just poor farmers.
@@shawnj1966 For the most part you're spot on. And I say most part for good reason. Regardless, if most Southern whites didn't own slaves, which is as far as I know true, the war did break out as a DIRECT consequence of slavery. No debate there. Shortly after Lincoln's election South Carolina fired on Ft Sumter, a Federal fort, strictly on the issue of slavery.
I have always loved history and Gettysburg has been on my bucket list for years. 4 years ago we finally got to go there for a week. I can’t even explain in the right words how my heart cried for both sides. The reverence and the sadness I felt looking down on the battlefield from the tower they have there and standing on little round top where so many died. We had a guide showing us around that first day and learn so much. I don’t care if ur from the north or the south but when u see this and the hundreds maybe thousands of unknown soldiers stones placed in the graveyard u just can’t help but feel pain for both sides and all those men and actually young kids that died there. It hurts to think about it. If u ever get a chance to go do it
Thank you for sharing this video. I learned much of this in elementary school in the 1970s. I enjoyed seeing a young man learn what far too many are no longer taught. Also, I enjoy visiting & touring Gettysburg. If you ever take a notion to visit, I highly recommend you do so & that you share your experience on your sight. 🙂
Yeah, he freed slaves in another country. Read the Emancipation Proclamation. Notice that it frees no slaves in Union-controlled territory. Union slave states remained slave states. Propaganda is powerful.
I also have one of my husband's family bibles of a minister during the civil war named George Sechler. It still has blood stains on many pages and has a fly still in the folds of one of them. It also held a pen nib that was made before the partnership of the maker named Armbruster, and Benjamin Franklin. It was likely in the printing shop of those two before it was gifted to our Sechler family. Michael Sechler, the nephew George Sechler, was one of the personal body guards to General Washington during the Revolution. Our family is deeply rooted in this country's history.
I can respect that we all have an admiration for President Lincoln, everything he went through in his earlier life led to the strength and Conviction to stand firm against the tyranny that was abound within the southern states. He lost his family to become the man needed to commit to total freedom for all and he lost his life for doing it. 🇺🇲 God Bless you LFR family
I have always been proud to have the same birthday as Abraham Lincoln (February 12th) and watching this didn't tell me anything I hadn't already been taught but it did remind me of it all and I'm as proud as ever to share a birthday with President Lincoln.
My generation of the 1990's see your 1970's generation as old school grey hair civil war generation shedding battlefield vampire blood. Get over it!The civil war ended in 1945 with Grant and Hitler meeting together at Appomattox .
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That is the history they've been erasing since I was in school in the seventies I came to this country in 1967 started school in 1969 and by the time I got to elementary school I had already learned about Lincoln we used to have the pictures of all the presidents around the classroom and probably at the time it was what maybe 35 presidents around that that time and we always looked at Washington and Lincoln still the greatest presidents I can't tell you which one was one and two or can we just have two ones two different men for two different times that did amazing things
Those stories being much louder is holding back the appreciation for the opportunities won by the Union over the Confederacy. They limit the imaginations of the hearer, and make failure a forgone conclusion. Bitterness is the fruit of unforgiveness. It takes the feet off of the Narrow Path.
He didn't. He openly supported enshringin slavery in the Constitution in his first Inaugeral Address and when he met the SOuthern delegates in February of 1865 He told them they could put off emancipation if they jsut came back into the union.
Imagine how different of a world we would be living in if Lincoln had ended his life or stayed closed off from politics after suffering so much loss in his life. God gave him a mission in life and he succeeded.
True story. Edwin Booth, also an actor and the brother of, John Wilkes Booth, the man that murdered Abraham Lincoln, saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert. Booth pulled him up after Lincoln had been pushed accidentally by a crowd at a train station and was falling toward the moving train. Lincoln knew who Booth was but Booth didn't know him. Crazy, isn't it!
THIS is why we need history in our schools! My parents taught me all of this... but so many young people in our nation do not know these truths... God bless you for sharing this with so many!
Van I gotta push back there a little try to remember they didn't set up the system that way. The system of slavery was a standard practice throughout the world since the beginning of civilizations. We were in no way unique to the history of the world in regards to slavery.
European and African slavery was entirely different. Comparing them in really silly. If the Asante knew this, they probably wouldn't have sold off 'their' own people. (They were kidnapping Yourbians and other Asante, but they are not the same, regardless of their same skin color or being African.) Like saying the British and French are the same. . . . Legit, ancient enemies and they hate each other. Getting complicated Nationality versus ethnicity. Etc. Etc., European slavery, (really hate this -- it was more or less Portual and Spain -- and it was a select group of small people , ruling class, elites and monarch establishing El Mina Fortress and subsequent slave trade -- not actual Europeans, okay they were white, but it the government more or less; people seem to take 21st century geographical and geopolitical boundaries and force them upon the 15th century.... creating more racial problems, European/White versus African/Black... when really it was two small groups of people from two large land masses/continents. Prince Henry the Navigator and the Portuguese, (really like a few hundred ppl from Portugal -- and they just received their independence from Spain!) and the West African tribe of the Ashante, (this can be further broken down into like Aro cult, for example). This is like saying Americans invaded Vietnam in the Vietnamese War... ok sure...it was Americans... but We're fully aware that we can separate the actions of the government from the actions of its everyday-today citizens? We do for the 21st century, why aren't we doing it for the 15th century? Ughhh! The whole problem with history: we always look back at it from our own geographical, political, technological perspective which clouds the interpretation of history; we always carry our modern perspectives towards the past -- this is why history is never 'history' so to speak.... each generation will have its own perspective and subsequently, it's own judgements and biases surrounding historical interpretation... this why the past is never the past; it changes as the contemporary time period changes, and brings along with it its own fears, assumptions, anxieties, stereotypes, etc., etc. European: life-long; inherited through birth; forced feeding/breeding programs -- breed based on perceived physical characteristics; functions like property; African: had numerous legal rights: e.g., property rights; visitation were allowed; it was almost never life-long -- usually a term was served for some crime or punishment; stories of former slaves become kings and/or assimilated wealth; some even choose to remain as 'slaves' -- simply a better life for some. If there's ever a legit lawsuit or Tort claim, certainly Africa has to be held responsible. Those who received reparation would have to lose a certain amount for 'their' own actions. I find both ways of thinking a little absurd. African and Europeans were both slaves or had a system of slavery in place; and that Africans and Africa had nothing to do with the slave trade... both just seem outrageous to me. European/African slavery was different; Africans had a lot to do with slavery. How much? How you put that to numbers? Who knows.... We, (humanity) probably have to much time on our hands. . . . If we have nothing better to do than criminalize the past... maybe so much time, we can think about what gender to be? 🤔 💭
@@ampersand6375 Origins of the name/word SLAVE ?? It comes from the VERY PASTY WHITE Slavic people from eastern Europe, so don't go chest pounding about how bad the WHITE SLAVE OWNER was ONLY to his black slaves, rather they WOULD not allow their prime BUCK BLACK SLAVE do anything that might cause him harm or death because of his outright cost & his ability to create MO-BETTER lil baby slaves in the future thus a CHEAP & INEXPENSIVE WHITE SLAV would be sent in to do the most dangerous of jobs.
Erik, I need to disagree with you here. The United States as a country was set up with slavery from the start. European countries were already abolishing the practice. Denmark abolished slavery in 1792, others were soon to follow. Trans-Atlantic slave trade was at its height during the first decades of the existence of the US. In the South especially, slaves were integral to the existence and operation of plantations. It was not "standard practice". The colonies of European countries began abolishing slavery in the early 1800's with all having abolished it before the US civil war when the US states that succeeded from the Union were declaring that they had a god given right to own slaves. The United States IS unique unfortunately in regards to slavery.
@@tamoshanter6268 I think you've missed something there America didn't become a nation until 1776 slavery had been an industry the world over for centuries prior to that. Heck even your reference to Denmark sure they abolished their slavery in 1790 that's what 24 years after America even became a thing and they were a nation for how long exactly before that? I know they predate the viking age which was back in 793 so they chose to end their slave practice after only at least a thousand years. Slavery in the US existed for a only 87 years and the nation was initially started with the intent to end the practice but you don't just end something so widley practiced over night which is why the founding documents were written the way that they were. You can look into old letters written between the founders where they actively discuss the desire to stop slavery and the steps they left for us to take to finally end it. Make no mistake I'm not condoning slavery just pointing out the simple nature that it was in fact a standard practice at the time and that there was no real system to be implemented as it was just a thing that people did much like trading spices or linens. Even with British colonies they didn't succeed in actually stopping the practice until well after the American Civil War and even required assistance from both France and the US to do so. Don't get caught in the fallacy of retroactively placing modern morality on the past.
Amazing!! Thank you for showing this and for sharing all of the learning that you are doing. You are making a great impact on those who need it most. I pray that God will bless you and all of the LFR Family.
I'm always amazed when groups like BLM and liberal democrats want Lincoln statues taken down....I don't think any statues should be taken down. Good or bad it's our history. It shows what we've overcome and to never repeat......
I have never see that at all, A small majority does not mean that its the norm. Like with trans stuff where you have the most craziest of them saying crazy shit but trans people are nothing like that at all(i have experience here) but people assume they are because of that small group. Another example MAGA people there times where actually white supremacist show up and say crazy shit and the left do the same thing you do and assume that is how everyone is, Man i hate that
@@mr.ilikespam6081 I've never seen White Supremacist at a "Maga" Rally last long. There's plenty of video of BLM and Antifa trying to tear down Lincoln statues and vandalize them. The Lincoln Memorial in D C was vandalized....
Lincoln was anti-Black and only supported releasing slaves because it benefited the North. He also never freed slaves, he transferred ownership from slave-masters to the Government. Look it up if you think I am lying. So yeah, he was full of 💩 and don’t deserve a stature. If you think it is part of history, then there should be statures of terrorist ✈️ 🏙 in 9/11 and people like you appearing weak and 💀 and the British in 1812 destroying Washington, DC and assault women like you with their 🪵. It is part of history and it should no be hidden since you want to go there. Go there all the way.
No one wants the Lincoln Statues taken down except people who do not know the WHOLE STORY of American History. YES, the Confederate Statues should be removed and housed in museums where their whole story can be told to future generations. For example, most people do not know that the vast majority of Confederate Monuments where erected during the Jim Crow Era (1900-1970) in order to intimidate black and Hispanic people. That was their whole purpose--to make People of Color feel inferior and bad. The Stone Mountain Monument to the Confederates was not opened until 1965--100 years to the very day after Lincoln was assassinated, as an INSULT to Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation. It is a monument to the lying "lost cause" of the rebellious and treasonous Confederacy, and fully intended as an insult to the Civil Rights Act that was passed in 1964 that put a legal end to Jim Crow in the United States. www.history.com/news/how-the-u-s-got-so-many-confederate-monuments Same with the majority of all of the Confederate Monuments in the USA. As a matter of fact, only the Confederate Monuments in Gettysburg National Park (my neighborhood, as it were) were actually placed there after the Civil War. As all educated folks know, that is where Lincoln gave his famous Address, commemorating all those who fought (and are buried ) there at the end of the horrific Civil War. People, PLEASE! Get an EDUCATION! If we don't learn from the past, we will only relive it!
There is something important to remember about the 13th amendment. Yes it abolished slavery, which primarily affected the African American population, but it also abolished indentured servitude. This is something that is forgotten in time. This country was not only built on slavery, but indentured Service schism was also a very important part of the economic landscape for early America.
🤐 about indentured servitude. No one force you to leave Ireland (starving because all they could plant was 🥔 [British folks words and not mines]) so came to America voluntarily. And you were compensated. Black were forced to work, some stolen from their homeland and never compensated. So go sit down as this is a discussion about Blacks and Black business only.
A large number of indentured servants were never able to pay off of their debts and would often become more indebted to the person that owned their labor, never becoming free ..Living a life very much like a slave....Their debt could be bought and sold, which also caused families to be split apart...
@@b1crusade384 You do know that it was villagers within Africa, that stole other villagers, brought them to the coast, and sold them into slavery, right?
@@sillililli01 I know my history and you are deflecting and twisting things. African viewer slaves as temp help. It was not how Europeans viewed it. You sold the losers in war in slavery and you held them for a period. They did not know 👱🏻♂️ were molesting and abusing them and sometimes eating them (your people are that sick) and keeping them until death. When they found out, Africans fought against it. They are not a vile as your people. You are going off topic and revising history to hide the fact that your an ancestors were thieves, monsters and abused women.
First off, kudos to you. I applaud your interest, curiosity and motivation to learn and share this difficult subject. I am much older than you, and nearly everything in the video was taught to me in various forms from grade school through high school, but I understand the educational system has changed since my time. I am also sorry that the news media is so poor for your generation. What is taken as "news" now is often just the commentator's opinion, even at other networks you didn't mention. I am old enough to remember when news was facts, and delivered as facts, before news became some type of show with the "newscasters" not being judged by their abilities to get to the truth of the story but by how good they looked in front of a camera. Anything not proven was ALWAYS described as "alleged ......." So again, kudos to you for looking elsewhere to learn. I also was always frustrated when I heard others dismiss Lincoln or ridicule his reluctance to call for complete abolishment of slavery at the start of his political career. I agree with you 100% it was his intellect and understanding of his opponents and part of his strategy in seeking to make such a significant change in the country. As for why different people fought for the Confederacy?, it is a dicey subject and I don't think there is a clear answer. Check out www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/reasons-secession#:~:text=Many%20maintain%20that%20the%20primary,the%20principle%20of%20States%27%20Rights for some data and informed discussion. Many in the South touted "States Rights" , but my personal opinion is that the majority did not want to admit that what they wanted was the ability to have slaves and sugarcoated their arguments by pressing the "States Rights" issue instead. South Carolina in particular did this. I can empathize with those you describe as having difficulties with the Constitution, because although slavery was abolished it wasn't for another 100 years until the civil rights brought about the changes that should have happened after the civil war. Keep learning, I love your enthusiasm and thoughts.
Good stuff and thx for the link but the primary purpose of every politician is to get elected and once they're elected the goal is to get re-elected. That's a fact and Lincoln was no different. His primary goal was to get elected but after he was elected his primary purpose was to preserve the union which also saved the United States Abe was also very pragmatic and I believe he had higher angel's but most of his compassion for black people came from his upbringing. In fact, Abe knew what it felt like to be a slave. His father was an abusive alcoholic who slapped the snot out of him for no reason. He also forced Abe to work the fields 24/7 everyday of the year and that's how it was back in the day. In the early 1800's children were treated like chattel and they were legally owned by their parents until they turned 21. So Abe was raised like a slave but the day he turned 21 he was outta there and he never looked back. You might even say there was no love lost and it's hard to imagine how anyone could overcome that kind of adversity to become POTUS but Abe had higher angel's and he ended up in the White House When his father was in his death bed he asked Abe to come see him but Abe said "no" and he didn't go to the funeral either. So he was a POTUS with a world class resentment and he was very pragmatic. In fact, he said "If freeing 100% of the slaves would save the union I'd free them all but if I could save the union by keeping all of them slaves I'd do that too" and he's remembered as the 'great emancipator' because history is written by the victor but Abe was no angel. The south was using slave labor like weapon and Lee was beating every union army like a drum and when he proclaimed an emancipation that freed 3 million slaves he also stole the south's best weapon. No shame in that. He saved our United States and he had to win that war. If he lost our experiment with democracy would have ended. In fact, I think Lincoln was our GREATEST President and JFK was the GREATEST in my lifetime and I can't help but wonder what the world would be like today if they both served a second term
I appreciate your depth of sadness for Abe at bad things continuing to follow him through life. Aside from personal study of multiple great men and women, and the sometimes torturous incidents or trials they faced, I also have lived a life of tribulation and suffering...I understand the personal motivation, drive, and deep personal changes that ignite within, and steer a mind towards the different internal conscious views of the plight of the downtrodden and socially neglected of the world. I certainly don't say this to imply any kind of self aggrandizement. I've not yet had an impact in others lives the way Mr. Lincoln and others have. Nor that I ever will. But, I'm only 60! I have much to do. I can only pray that I have some kind of positive impact on others lives. So, I only say all that to remind you of the molding it takes to form great people, includes unfortunately...tremendous heartbreak, losses, and abuses. Thanks for taking the time to read this, if you do. Michael Kane
When Lincoln was president, the president and his family had to buy their food and anything else they needed. They had to live on his salary. I don't know when this changed. I learned the things in this video in high school. Loved this video.
In digging into my family history, I found out that an ancestor of mine bought several slaves, mostly families, in order to give them a safe harbor, a paying job and to keep their families together. They were essentially free, but had to stay with my ancestor to stop them from being taken away, sold again and the family being separated. I don't know whether this was common or not, but it happened in Georgia. Whoever did this story on Lincoln did a great job. Edit: No, not all southerners were in favor of slavery. The war was about more than slavery... it was about taxation.
This was a common practice, especially among families. They would buy their freedom, but not release them because by remaining as their property, they couldn't be scooped back up and put to work for someone else, and be treated like an escaped slave. It protected them, in the most twisted of ways imaginable.
In researching my slave ancestry, I'm grateful when owners kept slave families together because its the end of the road if they were split up especially since there were no surnames to follow.
Yes, I have heard that too. In Virginia after being freed I think they had 6 months to leave the state so people would purchase slaves but they were considered free. Also many times the male owner would leave slaves to his wife and say to free them upon them becoming adults, if she remarried, or if she left the state. That way they were provided for but not taken away from the town and other family members.
Hi! Jane here. My great grampa fought in the civil war. He was in the Zouaves regiment from New York state. He was injured and never completely healed emotionally or physically, but he was very proud to have served. I can't imagine how Mr. Lincoln kept going in light of his constant sorrows, but he did a great thing for this nation. I believe that his first mama led him to Jesus as a little boy, and hopefully he kept the faith. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Van, I do not know if you will read this, but I am from Springfield Illinois. Lincoln met Mary Todd in my hometown and capital city of Illinois and this is where he was voted in as a representative of the House of Representatives. This is also where Lincoln's National Library is and where you can actually visit Lincoln and Mary Todd's home that they started a family in and had before moving to Washington D.C. There are a few streets that still have pre Civil War era homes that you can walk around and visit. You can also visit Salem, which is a small town/village outside of Springfield where Lincoln had a cabin and where he taught himself how to read and write and taught himself law. As a child, I can say that I took these field trips for granted. As a college student and now adult in my thirties, I can say he is a man I truly admire and wish that we had someone in our generation who would rise up like him and speak out. He was a man of God, a father, a husband and the 16th President of the US. He was a man who had the Bible and Shakespeare on his presidential desk. He was a man who believed in truth and spoke truth. I would highly recommend reading the Gettysburg Address. It is a short speech, but so profound and even now the words ring true and I believe were also made for such a time as this. Further, I would look into reading The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln by James C. Humes. Further, and this is to anyone who may read this, visit the national library in Springfield to learn more about this man and see the historic sights. (I no longer live in Illinois, so this recommendation is not a paid endorsement.)
Im an Aussie, but I follow American politics very closely and try to work out the lies from the truth. Very well presented my friend, what a great man Lincoln truly was. I have subscribed to you, very well done mate. Thankyou :)
Look man I'ma be straight up with you I'm a southerner here in America I'm glad Lincoln got rid of slavery but he was not that great of a man he encouraged and allowed his generals to commit war crimes against people in the south and the states were allowed to secede from the Union we actually legally voted to secede from the Union. Now the reasons might not be good but we legally will allow to secede from the Union. Before the United States of America was a union we were just a bunch of states. We didn't want to be coming Union unless we were able to secede from the country if we didn't like where it was going. I like you follow the politics. But you truly have to know American history to understand our history and plus the time period we were founded 1776 Is when when we officially gain independence from the crown July 4th 1776 to be exact Americas birthday. You really think our founding Fathers and the people trusted federal government? No they didn't that is one of the reasons why Americans have a second amendment so we can keep our government in Check and make sure they don't overstep their bounds because in history it has been perfectly recorded that governments can and they will overstep bounds like the 1940s with Hitler. I guarantee you he wouldn't have been able to kill that many people easily if they were all well-armed. When the people armed they will put up a fight if you disarm the people why would they fight you have all the weapons. And it's a good thing the American people have the rights to bear arms because they have came in handy. The revolutionary war the crown try to take our guns the war of 1812 the crown came onto American soil and destroyed the Capitol and the White House. The American Civil war the southern people were able to fight back against the Union. The people who run this country our founding fathers set it up this way for reason. They were thinking about the future citizens of this country. When people say we don't need guns that's bull because every government has hurt their people when they are not armed. I mean it's bad enough were allowed to own machine guns but that's why we have semi-automatic rifles bout Good as it gets in a america. Now some people can own weapons like that they just got to have a license for them. 100 some odd years ago the American people didn't have to ask permission or have permission from the government to do a lot of things but we do now. So was Lincoln really that good of a man no yes he freed the slaves but he broke his oath to do it. But he has encouraged a lot of future presidents to do a lot of shit and not to mention our politicians. I mean look at America today our department of justice is making America look like a circus and that's not even counting the current administration oh my God you add that on top of it just terrible. I'm not a Republican or Democrat I'm a conservative independent I want what is best for my country and right now what is happening is not the best for my country. Now the fact they ended affirmative action thats great no more being a certain race to get into collage getting get into him based on your grades. Hell they give a whole month pride. But they can't even give our service members and vets and America a whole month celebration. Hell immigrants love this country more than our own citizens. Our citizens love being gay and lesbian and trans more instead of loving to be an American.
We take for granted every single day just how completely different life is thanks to modern medicine. For MOST of human history from biblical times all the way up to Lincoln's life, people would have many kids because it was expected that at least half of them would die before adulthood, and women had about a 20% chance of dying from childbirth. Even during the civil war, of the nearly one million who died - a third of them died on the battlefield, while the remaining two thirds died from infection in the hospitals. Regarding the reasons the south were fighting - you're right Van, it was complicated. Owning slaves was "a rich person thing" - only about 30% of the southerners owned slaves, the other 70% couldn't afford them or didn't want them. That was about the same ratio that made its' way into the southern army - with most of the rich slave owners becoming officers and the poorer southerners being the infantry that did the actual fighting (and dying). Most of the south fought for slavery, but some fought because their state seceded and they just wanted to defend their state. If an army is marching through your town shooting at people you know, that's not the time for personal politics. Van you're also right about slavery and the economy and how it wasn't as simple as just right and wrong. Many people's jobs depended on slavery and prices were low because of slavery and in many ways, our relationship with China today has a few similarities. China exploits its' people and we reap the benefits with cheaper products, and as much as we should cut ties with China for a myriad of reasons, we don't because it allows us to have more stuff cheaper. It just doesn't happen here anymore so we don't see it and it's easier to ignore. And yes, that was the Gettysburg address. The battle of Gettysburg was from July 1-July 3, 1863, and they made a national cemetery there and Lincoln went to dedicate the cemetery on November 19, 1863, which is why he gave the speech. Ironically, he wasn't the main speaker that day. Another man, Edward Everett, gave a TWO HOUR speech before Lincoln took the stage. Lincoln then got up and gave his speech in under 5 minutes, but Lincoln's way with words was so profound that nobody remembers Everett. I've always admired Lincoln for being mostly self-taught, he didn't get much formal schooling, he just read everything he could. It's tragic that he was killed, I wonder how much different civil rights would have gone had he lived and been able to remain in office for three more years. Jim Crow likely would never have happened; I suspect he would have made sure of that. Cheers
I don't believe that 30% owned slaves. It was more like it is today; The Elites in those states were the main ones to call the shots for everyone else. So it was a lot less then 30%. Some would try to own Them just so They would have a better life then what others would do to Them.
Many southerners knew that Lincoln's death wasn't a positive thing for the South. His second inaugural address was about binding up the wounds of the nation and caring for all its people moving forward. Lincoln was not a vindictive man.
@@cindyknudson2715 You are correct. Had Lincoln not been killed Reconstruction, as we know it today, would not have occurred. The Klan would most likely not have received the support that it did, which in turn greatly decreases the chances for Jim Crowe laws getting established. Reconstruction had angered so many southerns (many of whom did not participate in the Civilwar) that they almost revolted again.
I'm 76 and from Lexington, KY the home of Mary Todd Lincoln. Yes, we learned about Lincoln early on. I don't know why the schools are not teaching history anymore. Very frustrating for people our age.
I'm now 53 an I do remember some of this in School. We learned Soo much back then in school about our History and my Teachers always said to Educate yourself with Knowledge of History to Never repeat the wrongs of others.
What I find disappointing about this is the fact that by the time I was a freshman in high school, i had learned every bit of this. I'm 63, has education fallen that far? It is truly criminal of our government and the dept. of education for allowing it to happen.
I lived in Ind. HOW do you think I feel. Been to the cabin/all around that area. .Now about Lincoln not to much from school.
55 I learned all this too. My daughters are in their 20’s and only know he was a President. They didn’t even know he was the first Republican President.
Lincoln walked to my county courthouse just to watch the lawyers. The town motto is "where Lincoln learned the Law"
@@keyoke69 I grew up near you, then! We learned all of this stuff in elementary school in Indiana in the 80s/early 90s. Lincoln State Park, "Lincoln's Boyhood Home," yep... just a staple of life there.
It is sad how the education system has failed in the last two decades. It like many parts of our country NEEDS to be put back on track. They need to remember you can't move forward as a nation if you forget the lessons of the past.
"If slavery isn't wrong, nothing is." Dope ass quote!
What kind of quote is that
@@ferrykent433 “ A really good thing to quote “ - Super uptight white guy
Especially for that time.
@@ferrykent433 Lincoln quoted it and do you have a problem with it!
He was also quoted as saying "if I could end this war without freeing slaves, I would", don't get me wrong, the man was astounding, but let's put all facts out there for everyone.
What I love about Lincoln is the forgiveness he showed. When The Army of Northern Virginia was surrendered by General Robert E. Lee, Lincoln told General Grant to let those men go home and that they wouldn't be bothered any further as long as they pledged to never take up arms against the United States ever again. He wanted to start the healing and reunification fast, because he felt that 5 years of war was punishment enough for the country. Lincoln was a good man in my opinion. We don't have leaders like him anymore. Forgiveness is a virtue that we all need to practice today.
When I heard about his statues being vandalized it made me sad. People were/are angry, but they couldn't have chosen a more ridiculous focus of that anger.
Statues can't fight back. Cowards attack them.
I hate the fact that any of the statues of our country were taken down. You can't prevent the future from repeating itself if you refuse to remember it. Just because you take down statues doesn't erase what happened. I totally agree with your comment about Lincoln's statue being vandalized by misguided people. We cannot forget our history. My daughter has not been taught our history as we know it in school and it is hard to teach it to her when what has already been taught to her, which is false information, is already ingrained in her mind. How do you teach the truth as a parent when the school systems have taught our children that their parents are wrong and everything their parents were taught was misinformation? It is so frustrating and 100% sad that the powers at be have brought our country this far into the destruction of it without most of the citizens seeing it happen.
@@amycunningham4801 how on earth would “the future repeat itself”?
@@dewilew2137 The quote is: “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” by George Santayana. Amy clearly made a mistake in her post, but most people would understand what she meant. Basically, when people don't learn from history, they repeat the same horrible things that happened in the past. This is why things like the history of Lincoln and the Civil War should be taught in depth in schools.
@@amycunningham4801 do your daughter a favor and find a nice church school in your area and enroll her in it, she will get a better education and not be brainwashed.
"A house divided, cannot stand". And look at our country.
And it going to plan brought to us by the elites and new world order crowd, cheered on my the urban idiots.
that's why trump is fighting like hell to save it... this is a globalist agenda. one world order. these radical democraps are deliberately destroying and dividing America.. once America falls, the globalists have won. and i am petrified!
Yes. I am not concerned with punctuation or sentence structure. lol.
We all need to unite against the globalist radical regime that's not only destroying America, they are determined to destroy every country in the west.
BILL GATES IS ALL FOR DEPOPULATION. AND SO ARE THE RADICAL LEFT DEMOCRAPS AND RINOS.
From our homes with the high rate of divorce and single parenthood, all the way to the Whitehouse...it truly is saddening, and maddening...
It's alllllll by design. (Intentional)
We were fortunate enough to have a president who told this to us. We are in trouble for having forgotten
I remember bursting into tears as I entered the Lincoln Memorial for the first time and reading the words of the Gettysburg address etched on the walls. It was as if his spirit was there, and I felt the love he had for his fellow man. It was amazing to me. Also, Van, please consider studying the Constitution itself. It is a divinely inspired document written for ALL, not just one race. It is incredible.
We are all one race, the HUMAN race.
All men are created equal
When Abraham gave the address, he followed a preacher who spoke for more than 2 hours. He considered his comparative 10 minute speech a failure.
Yes! The constitution and the federalist papers. I also regularly recommend Democracy in America, which is an outsider view or the US in the early 1800s. It's an invaluable historical work
Have no doubt. The civil war was always about slavery. There were many who were seduced and fooled to fight for slavery by falling prey to sentimental and romantic propaganda. Lee is among those sentimental fools.
His mom only lived to be 35 but influenced the world long after. Never underestimate your worth or that of your children.
It was a difficult issue mainly because of what ended up happening that he tried to prevent from happening. On the black and white issue though, there were thousands of blacks who owned black slaves. It was disgusting across the board. Even during Thomas Jefferson’s time though, many slave owners kept their slaves not because they wanted to but because they didn’t want them to end up in cruel peoples hands. Jefferson’s kids ended up getting his slaves up north to freedom at his request. This day and age though the rewriting of history or not understanding the time no matter how disgusting and canceling it and it’s teaching will only lead to a repeat in history
@@timgray3790the history of the civil war is being corrected, not rewritten. Many schools in the us, since reconstruction, taught that the south fought for states rights. Without stating that the south stated very clearly that they fought to expand slavery so that slavery would not die out. That is finally being taught now.
Also, thomas jefferson kept his slaves because he liked his life style, not because he didn’t want them to fall into the hands of a cruel slave master. He could have just freed them and then they would not have any slavemasters anymore.
@@airsoftpopcornyour rewriting of history comment had absolutely nothing to do with my comments. On the Thomas Jefferson comments, your ignorance of history is showing. You couldn’t just set people enslaved free. It wasn’t like you could bus people to Ohio.
@@timgray3790 Wrong, you could just declare them free. It was a large financial burden, but you definitely could just set them free. Cassius clay just set his slaves free, he gave them some of his land. Plus, who said you had to bus them anywhere, if a slave owner declared them free, then they were free. Freed slaves didn’t have to escape to the north, they were already free. The fact that you can’t understand that is just weird. The slave owners are all dead, and you don’t have to defend them.
One of the greatest men who ever lived. Fully human; fully an icon.
This homeschool mom has taught all of this to her children. We read original documents. First hand accounts are a must in this household. What the public education has done to our children is awful. We need to encourage this younger generation to do some homework outside of the public education system.
I learned all of this in public school, in my life my heroes were my father (who taught Boeing surpervisors Calculus and English) and all teachers, instructor, professors I had along the way thru college. Home school is ignorance at its best and a way to keep your child from learning how to socialize with others.People like you should not be allowed to have children, which religious cult do you belong to any way?
I’m pro school choice
I'm proud of you!!
I have always done huge amounts of my OWN research. If I relied solely on formal schooling, I would be extremely stupid. This generation needs to be homeschooled like NO generation has before.
I have always done huge amounts of my OWN research. If I relied solely on formal schooling, I would be extremely stupid. This generation needs to be homeschooled like NO generation has before.
Just imagine the strength of character it takes to suffer so many very personal loses and not lose your conviction to fight for others so they will not suffer. That’s why the man is a legend.
I couldn't agree more 100💯
I concur.... second third that.. agree for laymen terms. It's incredibly sad to see African Americansn brainwashed library's destroy history and destroy the legacy he fought qnd died for.. it woulda been easy for a man of his time to look the otherwise n say better them then me.. it cost him q great deal out of a million ppl who died only 200k were African American thier were many men white men with q great deal to lose who took this on as we still see slavery alive today in.qfrica China middle east too now thank u Obama... nothing pissed me off worse then these race hustler profiting off ignorant uninformed ppl thier getting rich to sell the souks and the freedoms of the ppl they are claiming to help.. help like that who needs enemies... I do hope this awakening catches on qll of our freedoms depend on it
That's probably what made him do it. I agree 💯 with you
As a 66 yr old Britain having worked for an American company with offices in London, it is incredible how little young Americans know about Abraham Lincoln.
Or about slavery and the actual facts behind it and not the contrived View comments.
As a black man Abraham Lincoln IS my forefather 💯✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
I legit cried at this. The amount of love a person can have, why would you not want all your fellow humans to be well, to live, to thrive, and to enjoy life. Much love dude. I appreciate you.
me toooooo.
Good point.
Can't believe they left out the whole part of his life where he was a vampire hunter
Disappointment reigns supreme.
Quite possibly the dumbest movie I have ever seen. And that includes " Attack Of The Killer Tomatos".
Lol! I still haven't seen that movie.
Lincoln's young life full of tragedy shaped his character that made him the most influential President of all times. He understood lose, he openly spoke about children being taken out of their mother's arms sold by the vile slave trade. From his memoirs....that vision of a family being torn apart drove him.
Thank God for men like Lincoln who will stand up for what is right even when it is unpopular
Something I learned was that Lincoln's dad would rent him out to neighbors to do hard labor and Lincoln was required to give his dad the money. The experience very deeply affected him. "There is no greater injustice than to wring your profits from the sweat of another man's brow." In the video you remember hearing how Lincoln was made to clear the land they lived on by himself doing extremely hard work such as removing stumps. He had to pay his dad for him to do back breaking work like that for his neighbors. The fact that his dad left for 6 mths without any thought of how his kids would even eat tells you the kind dad he had.
@@MidwestFarmToys His character was built by his loving mother, Nancy, and by Sarah, his kind stepmother. His father taught him nothing and took advantage of his dutiful nature. He also had to be strong for his little sister and that helped to shape his character. I've always loved this man and my heart breaks at the sadness I see in his eyes. We are blessed as a nation to have had this wonderful, caring man as our president, especially at that moment in time. 🇺🇸
@@MidwestFarmToys I understand what you're saying and I didn't mean to sound like a time travelling know-it-all. What I was trying to say is, his mother and stepmother showed him love, kindness, and positive attention - something he didn't get from his father - which also builds character. I don't think they coddled him, especially during the difficult the times they lived in. Lincoln grew up to be a kind and empathetic man, but I think he resented his father for making him do all that physical labor, then deserting him and his little sister for 6 months, and that may have contributed, in a good way, to his strong and responsible character. He very easily could have taken that resentment and took another path. His saving graces were his mother and stepmother's love and kind and gentle natures. His kind and gentle ways, along with his tremendous sense of duty and responsibility came from that, as he was also responsible for his sister's well-being. Peace
So...he was his father's slave.
Learning the history of some of these famous people is interesting and quite revealing. John D. Rockefeller had a father who did similar things - leaving the family for months on end with the assumption that merchants would extend credit for an indeterminate period. The family became incredibly frugal and stayed in constant fear that the “agreement” would suddenly be terminated. Rockefeller’s father (known as “Devil Bill”) was a patent medicine peddler and was known to grift and scam his way across the US. He had another wife who he subsequently moved in with the family under the guise of being a housekeeper.
This shaped Rockefeller and molded his personality and subsequent “success”. I am certain Lincoln was a product of this unconventional upbringing and the Good and Bad, Great and Ugly surfaced as a result.
"There is no greater injustice than to wring your profits from the sweat of another man's brow." This should be required at the top of every spending bill passed by Congress today.
I have never heard the quote "If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong" what a great quote. Van, you should read up on how many free blacks in Louisiana that owned slaves or the origin of black slavery in America and how it became legal. It started to be legal as a black man owned a slave. Everything has nuance and this was true on slavery too. What a bad stain on our history but we need to hear all of it the way it was. It was sad.
I have read that quote of Lincoln's. Agreed- - profoundly true.
I was going to post blacks owned black slaves also!
@@Catch-qn3xh they don't talk about it. It doesn't help devide us
Most of the black slaves were owned by whites.The 5 Civilized Tribes owned black slaves too.
@@Catch-qn3xh Chinese people owned slaves, too. I recall a story about the Siamese twins owning slaves.
So admire Lincoln! But also young man w headphones w such empathy, openess, and his own effort at bringing forth Truth to ALLLLL our bros/Drs of alll races and color seeing OUR FATHER, Creators guidance in Constitution n Pride in our Flag...thanx
My favorite Abe Lincoln quote "you can know the character of a man,by what he does with the power he's been given."
This sure beats the hell out of my 5th grade book report on Lincoln.
Awesome job! Loved every minute.
Awe, don’t sell yourself short! I’m sure it was basically the same as this! 😂😘
Yo I was there, that report was fire. Wore the hat and everything
@@phronze1 well if you were there, I'm sure you remember the title... Lincoln, The Man Who Hated Mustaches.
@@arizonafuelmanagement3573 Got straight to the important stuff!
all these terrible things that happened to Lincoln makes me respect him more. he could have been bitter and cold but instead he kept his heart soft and full of compassion and STILL sought out to help those in need.
You're right he didn't even think black people were equal..John Wilkes booth was doing the lords work
@@slow_rednline4874 did you watch the video? What are you talking about? Please explain
@@slow_rednline4874 yea, if the lord is Satan or he was a Jesuit… which he was.
Lincoln has always been my hero! He was a man of his time but realized how the people were wrong to not appreciate and recognize the whole of humanity.
Alwood --My life as a slave was so romantic.I would invite you to my plantation
for some ham hogs but you might call me uncle tom.
I think my master is some
kind of a vampire🧛Can
you come from the future
and rescue me?
@@davidgreene6976 Ignorant 🤦
You know what I trip out on is how ungrateful we are as a society that we don't have to go through things that they went through in the past..
This is really good Van, you should keep doing historical videos. We complain all the time about people not knowing history, but there's plenty we don't even know ourselves. Keep it up brother, you're doing a great job with this channel. Much love, and God bless you and yours!
Here, here! I concur! Whether it's our first time, or whether it's simply a reminder, may the knowledge always fortify our minds. 🙏❤️
That made me lay me head down and weep. He suffered so much, along with all those soldiers, so that we might live together in peace and unity. It is so sad that some want to destroy our Union now.
I am a Canadian, an old man now. I enjoyed this more than I can say. I learned a lot about a man that I admired since I was a kid. And I am not American. He was a great man.
Thank you, neighbor! Or is it neighbour? 😁
This mess has me crying the whole way through… won’t stop me from continuing my binge of your videos. You’re wonderful man!! Whatever you do, don’t stop your journey to the truth!!
Abraham Lincoln actually released The Emancipation Proclamation after the battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862 before Gettysburg. The reason he did that, is because he needed a Northern victory to be taken seriously. Although Antietam was a draw, Lincoln took the opportunity to end the war as quickly as possible. This is an awesome video Van. Thank you for sharing.
What a better way to destroy the Confederacy? Get all the enslaved population to join the cause. The 'first' proclamation, Lincoln didn't careabout Slavery, (don't think he ever did in the first place -- his number one priority was to preserve the Union; a house that is a divided is a house that cannot stand i.e., we are all slavery OR we are all NOT slavery -- I don't care, pick one OR the other NOT both.)
North was getting slaughtered! Really, until Grant and Total War. Burn everything!! Scorched earth....
I have always admire President Lincoln. When I was in the second grade, my brother, a sixth grader, brought home a Biography of Abraham Lincoln. It is the first book I remember reading. I went on to read every biography in the elementary libraries I could find, including Mary Todd Lincoln, Dolly Madison, George Washington and Helen Keller just to name a few. Our forefathers had a vision for our great nation when they wrote our Constitution. We must conserve it, at all cost, for future generations.
Abraham Lincoln was a great man who gave everything for his country.
I knew this from the time I was 10. I'm not even American. I'm shocked that so many people don't know about him. How can a man like this be forgotten?.
Many of the young people in America can't even tell you how many states we have in America 🤦
There is modern movement to tarnish his reputation. It is sad really.
Our teachers are morons. I taught myself everything in Michigan. Women should not vote or be teachers.
@@pathacker4963it definitely is not a modern movement. A lot of people in the south have been doing that since reconstruction
Only uneducated people don’t know history.
He changed the world, not many men can have that written about them. A lot of people owe thanks to him, its a shame his message is somewhat lost in today's society
I've enjoyed your videos over the last few months and especially watching you educate yourself and your viewers on the various subjects you've been dealing with. I commend you for your honesty and bravery. I'm sure you've received not only accolades but also hate for it. Keep up this good work. Now more than ever we need men and women of courage and love to stand up for what we know is right and true. God bless you my friend and keep up the good fight
Some of us are not being introduced to politics but this is a GREAT reminder of what we should focus on! Thank you Van for this wonderful reminder!
Goes to show you, it all starts in the family, the upbringing & guidance! He was raised the right way!
Keep learning brother, and while you're doing that - run as far away as possible from the Democrat party! Much love and respect from Durban, South Africa.
The democrats, north and south, wished to preserve slavery as an institution. (and they, along with uni-party adherents, still do)
Others believed the only hope of achieving abolition was through first preserving the union. Breaking into two smaller nations jeopardized the security of both. And the north abandoning the slaves of the confederacy was unacceptable. The future with one of the two countries operating with slave labor created an economic concern as well. Conflicts like the one in Kansas would also have spread across the continent as each country expanded west.
Look at what we have going on right now over pro-termination vs pro-life. Looks like it should be a pretty obvious choice but some want the federal government to protect termination even after birth in a Constitutional amendment. Interesting that the same party lines figure into this question as well. I wonder how history is going to look back at this.
One of the best ways to build up the black community is to get a divorce from the racist Democrat jackass party. Trillions of dollars and decades of a sick allegiance to the Democrats have done absolute damage and destruction to the black community. After all that the Republicans have done to liberate the black man and woman from the vile clutches of the racist Democrat jackass party and for the black community to swear allegiance to their prior slave masters is just sick and wrong. I don't care if you all go join a third party or go back to the Republican party, you must divorce the Democrats who have done nothing for you all but ride you for votes and money. The Democrats have done nothing but keep you all in their inner city plantations and abuse you physically, emotionally, mentally, economically, electorally and spiritually.
Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@cindyknudson2715 I'm actually surprised that I haven't seen more ignorant comments on here. The Democrats were the conservatives back then.
@@thomasfosterjr.5247 ??? Do you mean conserving slavery? I don't think I used the word conservative 🤔 in my comment.
I don't understand your comment but I don't really need to, I guess. Have a good life. Peace, out.
My favorite. His melancholy is heartbreaking.
Lincoln is one of the greatest man ever did you hear what he just said I’d rather die than accept it incredible
You are discovering what so many of us discovered - once you go down the path of learning, you never stop. I love watching you grow in new knowledge and real facts. Bravo.
If you are interested in learning more about Lincoln's struggles and triumphs with depression, I would highly recommend that you read, "Lincoln's Melancholy" by Joshua Wolf Shenk.
It has helped me tremendously with my struggles with depression... Fascinating read.
Of all the Presidents we have had Lincoln is the only one I really wish I could talk to. I would love to know his thoughts, he went thru hell. Both in his personal life and his political life. I would like to think he would be wonderful to talk to.
A true tyrant
@@hillbillyhullabaloo Aren't you a sweetheart.
@@hillbillyhullabaloo you sound like a fudge packing Biden supporter and pussy
@@hillbillyhullabaloo Lies will get you nowhere. It only shows how bitter, and ungrateful you are for the nearly 1 million American lives that were lost to gain freedom for their fellow humans.
It only shows what kind of a person you are, and it isn't good.
@@americanpatriot7247 I like Lincoln, but the other guy's not entirely wrong. Maryland, for instance, was one of the States considering secession and most of it's delegates were in favor. Using Martial Authority, Lincoln temporarily dissolved the Writ of Habeas Corpus and jailed said delegates before Maryland's secession hearing in their HoR. Reporters and newspapers that tried to publish this story were also arrested or shut down outright. So Maryland remained in the Union.
Don't get me wrong, I understand why. If both states what played host to the Nation's Capitol were to secede as it's own nation, the State of our Union would appear greatly diminished to the world abroad, an extremely dangerous concept at the time.
But context aside, the act itself was nothing short of pure authoritarianism, one against the very nature of our Constitution.
While it doesn't do anything for the archetypal phenom that he's been made out to be, the consequences of such a decision _do_ show Lincoln's understanding of the stakes representative, in such an act, to the wellbeing and future of our country. It's an act definitely worth being remembering, good or bad.
I'm so glad that you posted this. And your take on how Lincoln's approach to reach a goal he had in mind, had to be tempered in order to achieve it, was spot on.
This is great to learn about history with an open mind and ignore all the mainstream media garbage. Thank you for putting this video together bro.
He was smart enough to know if that trust wasn’t earned ,he wouldn’t make any progress at all regarding slavery. He definitely had a plan, people are impatient and so judgmental. I believe he did want to abolish slavery altogether, but it must be done slowly. It can’t always be 0-60 instantly.
I respect this human.
Have you ever read the Lincoln letter to Horace Greely??? In it Lincoln states his ONLY goal is to 'preserve the Union' and that if he could do so without freeing any slaves, some slaves, or all slaves he would do so, but he would preserve the Union at all cost. In his own words Lincoln stated he wanted to preserve the Union........nothing more, nothing less. As a side note, Lincoln did not sign any Law that forbid slavery in the Union. Had four years to do so, yet did not. Yet the war was "To End Slavery".....only in the South??? The Union, Border States, US Territories under Union control, never outlawed slavery......until late 1865, almost 6 months to the day after the Union 'won' the War of Northern Aggression. Seems kinda like closing the barn door after all the critters are gone. Oh, and there are letters in Lincolns' own handwritting where he writes the 'n'-word. That is enough to get him labeled as a racist today. Probably canceled, too. It's done for less in this day and age.
Amazing all the things they Don't teach in school, huh??? Remember, winners write the History.....or censor the 'unpleasant' parts they would rather not admit to after the fact.
"...people are impatient and so judgmental."
U are more than right!
@@rodneybrown7482 Thank you .
@@snafubar5491 Fair enough. But for Lincoln, he had to be tactful. If you came out in support of interracial marriage, equality of the races, and affirmative action in the mid-1800s you wouldn't get elected to any office anywhere in America. Its hard to know what he really thought, other than he opposed slavery and believe it was immoral. But either way, he understood that if he wasn't careful he would lose the support he had and lose the nation. Back then, most people believed that blacks wouldn't be on equal footing with whites because blacks were more ignorant and were widely unsuccessful. Of course now we see that most blacks didn't have the opportunities to actually succeed. And weren't able to be educated so of course most were very ignorant. Back then most people ignorantly thought that it was because of their skin color. Lincoln was a good man, imperfect but a good man.
@@aaronakamatt1747 Yes !
I loved your show today. Yes, that quote "four score and seven years ago...." is the Gettysburg Address and is featured as part of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. It was very moving to see this memorial when I visited DC many years ago and this presentation brought tears to my eyes. Thank the Lord for President Lincoln.
Perhaps my favorite Lincoln story is one that took place during one of the many Indian wars that often broke out on the frontier. It shows not only Lincoln's moral fiber, but his own personal courage.
Lincoln was attached to an Illinois militia. They happened upon a very elderly man of the tribe that had raided a settlement, killing some of the residents there. Clearly the old man was no longer a warrior, being so old and in very poor health. It was obvious he could not have taken part in any such raid. But being from the offending tribe, he was interrogated, yielding little useful information. But the question arose as to what was to be done with him. Taking him prisoner would mean some level of hardship for the unit, giving up their limited supply of food, and slowing their movements. And if they were to send him to the main body of the American forces, it would require giving up men for that purpose.
Lincoln lobbied to just set the old man free, letting him leave in peace. Virtually all the other men wanted to execute him. Lincoln argued that this was a sin and immoral and that he could not allow it to happen. To settle the dispute (basically Lincoln against everyone else) Lincoln proposed to fight any man willing. Lincoln was very well known for his incredible physical strength, winning wrestling match after wrestling match. The other men pointed this out, thinking it was a ploy... "But Mr. Lincoln, you are very strong. Why would any of us agree to wrestle you over this old man." Lincoln responded, "Choose your weapon."
Lincoln essentially offered to even the odds between himself and any other man, perhaps even giving them an advantage by allowing them to choose the weapons used in a dual over the old man's life. This so impressed the other men that they released the man.
I love this analogy. I think of this pandemic like a war. You definitely have to have the right weapon to fight the right war. We can’t go in with BB guns to fight. That’s how I look at Cov 19. You must have the correct weapon to defend yourself against such harsh circumstances. 😉
That's badass
That's an awesome story! Thanks for sharing 👍🏽🙏🏽
@@matiyas27 I checked out your channel. Great stuff. I subscribed.
@@rougebaba3887 Thank you sir. I appreciate it. I don't get to add content as much as I would like to, but in due time.
Our American history is extremely interesting and important. What is distressing is that history, in general, is not being taught anymore. I am 69 and when I went to school history was one of those bedrock subjects that you took every year in school. There are a lot of key people in our country's history that would also surprise many if they just took the time to read and learn. Our school systems should be doing our kids better!
As the guy that clicked the like button, achieving the 700 mark on the scroll, I am grateful you have discovered, prepared, displayed an maintained your open mind to see the power and devotion this President had; for those that ever think...their life is sad or they are unable to continue and want to consider Suicide, please...use the strength of Abraham's heart towards your situation; the darkness of the loss of one person you hold dear is deep. This man faced this darkness over, and over..and over. We will never know the depth if his personal sorrow...it is much to tender and private, we can only ask ourselves, what it would have done to us if that happened.
If ANY school is not teaching the life of THIS (!!) President, then it is failing, generation after generation.
The passion of the actor, Daniel Day Lewis, in his portrayal of Lincoln, is enough to drop-kick you in the chest for the decisive moments towards the end of slavery. The segment you showed...will reach others that are not aware or are too busy looking at their smart-phones; one can hope for change, or one can enable it! LFR Family, I hope this segment continues to reach those that need it, with open eyes and ears. In all fairness, Well done...to both of you. Finding the segment and passing it on.
You should watch the movie simply called Lincoln starring Daniel Day Lewis as the Great Emancipator. Great movie. I believe it's a Steven Spielberg movie, and he was so emphatic about authenticity that whenever you hear the ticking of Lincoln's pocketwatch, the sound is actually FROM Lincoln's pocketwatch that is in a museum somewhere. Adds a nice touch.
amazing. so good. thanks for sharing. he was so amazing, right?! Oh but the pain and struggle that was happening in his head must have been horrible.
Lincoln is a great example of why reading is so important..so many of our young are not learning to read or are low level readers.
This is how history should be taught, very informative, interesting to watch, holds your attention and we need to make our citizens understand, what the country has been through, how it happened, how and why it changed, how many men died to make it happen, and the amazing people who made things happen in our country. we have a history of some of the most amazing people, of every skin tone, race and religion. we were all immigrants to this land coming from all over the world before we were a nation, after we became a nation.
African Americans weren’t immigrants. Our ancestors were bought to America shores as slaves. My descendants are and their offsprings that were denied and robbed of our culture and heritage.
It's so refreshing to see a young man who is willing to have an open mind, research and form your own opinion. Not letting public pressure force us to conform is harder than ever. Being from the deep south means that most people assume we are all racist. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I gotta tell u our oldest son moved to AL 20 years ago and has told us repeatedly he would never move back to MO. Over the years we have been there numerous times. We have met some of the sweetest nicest unbelievable black people who live there. Wonderful warm loving people. I grew up with a dad that was racist. Out out my own working at 17 I learned a lot about other people and races. My dad was totally wrong and I just want to say I’m glad I have, and had some amazing black people over the years. We are not born racists it’s taught by words and actions of our parents but thank Jesus I grew into a better enlightened educated person and so have our 3 sons. Oh BTW our youngest son moved there too
And most people assume black people are criminals,animals,the cause of all crime in america,lazy,etc,etc,..nothing could be furthur from the truth.Yet,there are still SUNDOWN towns in america,it's 2022.
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature... Abraham Lincoln
I love the insight on the reasoning or belief from the urban community that you refer to, I never knew this information on where their thoughts came from. Its a perspective that needs to be understood and you have educated me. And I completely understand a new dynamic of the entire argument or struggle with your shared knowledge on a view that gets left out. The stories passed down from the elders of all coutures most definitely should be shared outside of itself so everyone can understand why and where are beliefs have been influenced and formed from. It just makes a better understanding amongst us all!
Thank you for that.
I hope I didn’t make this too wordy and what I am meaning is understood.
Most had a higher loyalty to their state over the country at the time of the Civil War. For example Lee did not fight for slavery but for his home state.
Unless you're a King, you can not end slavery overnight
Even if you _are_ one, it's still not possible. Several were afraid of being dethroned and executed when the British attempted to push them on it.
The original Declaration of Independence was longer and had an entire portion about how there would be no slavery in United States. Two colonies wouldn’t agree to left in the document and unfortunately if all the colonies didn’t appear United to he king it would of been a huge weakness he would have exploited so it was removed. Glenn Beck has an original draft including all of it he keeps in his museum with a lot of other amazing pieces of our republics history. Our founding fathers were wise beyond their time. There’s videos on TH-cam where Glenn shows the document and reads it etc if you never herd of this you should look into it.
I would like to believe, that all those loss's during his youth & the adult Abraham Lincoln suffered, helped mould, the courageous, strong, sincere, & compassionate man he became 💙💙💙
Thank you for sharing your journey . Extremely refreshing bro . I especially love that you have no malice , and that translates . Please don't lose that brother .
I was in tears in the last 5 minutes or so. Our country MUST be saved!!!
20:44 The fact is that Lee didn't own any slaves. Not that he endorsed slavery, or was adamant against it. His main, consideration was that he was Virginian. Even though Lincoln had the moral high ground. The heavy handed tactics of Lincoln, and the inevitable war to follow. Was the final straw to push Lee to fight for Virginia instead of the Union. Lee was an accomplished officer served in the Mexican American War, was the superintendent of West Point Military Academy when he resigned from the USA.
A complicated individual as most people are. In the context of history he accomplished things before and after the war. If anything we can learn that good men can make huge mistakes, yet serve to show we evolved in making this country a better place. History is not something to be erased, but understood in context. As to not make those same mistakes. To choose through reason. To make better decisions today, to be on the right side of history tomorrow.
Wonderfully put. Thank you
his wife did though. she was related to george washington
@@tsaligrass George Washington freed all his slaves after his death, and made sure none could ever be sold to anyone else. Nice try though. It was an evolution Im a laymen historian don't even get me started.
Ordering to have women and children killed to extort taxes is the "moral high ground" to you?
Lincoln stated that he would not give an order that would cause even a single drop of blood to be spilt for the goal of ending slavery.
He openly stated that his invasion was over needing to tax the South.
He even offered to protect slavery on the Constitution to stop secession. Forever ending his fight against slavery.
He was wiing to give up on freeing the slaves to keep tax income and avoid war to keep the Union.
Well Lee did own slaves. He did not ever buy or sell or trade slaves but he did inherit slaves. He inherited slaves from his mother's family and then immediately freed them. In 1857 he inherited slaves from his wife's family and then freed them in 1862 as the will had stipulated. His father in law's will had stipulated that the slaves be freed in five years at the latest. Lee held on to them and rented many of them out to make money off of them because his father in law's estate left Lee $50,000 in the hole, which is $2 million today. So Lee had five years to get $2 million in today's money. He did successfully do that and then they were freed. The only way that Lee could get out of of that hole would be to use the slaves and so he did.
But Lee was a great man. He did personally abhor slavery. Lee was named after his two uncles. His godfather, Robert, and his other uncle on his mother's side, Edward. When Light Horse Harry Lee left the family to recuperate his health, Robert Carter stepped up and became Lee's father figure in his life. His uncle Robert was borderline an aboltionist, although he did not like the Northern brand of abolitionism. He was not for immediate emancipation but he hated slavery and when he inherited slaves from his father he immeditaely freed them. Lee's uncle Robert frequently spoke out about how evil slavery was.
Lee could not fight against his own state. But also gave another reason that many do not read about. When he resigned his commission he wrote to Francis Preston Blair and said: "Mr. Blair, I look on secession as anarchy. However, I can not stomach to live in a union held together by swords and bayonets." I think that every red blooded American should be able to relate to that.
I have always admired Abraham Lincoln. I only knew of a small portion of the tragedy he suffered through. Since learning of a not-so-distant familial connection to him, I looked more into his life. This is, by far, the best presentation I have seen. It draws everything together and really brings everything into perspective. He was truly a great man. One which, I hope, more people will aspire to be like. Thank you for posting this video and sharing your perspective as well. ❤️
Thank you for your video. Lincoln has always been a favorite of mine. To me his great actions was trying to keep our country together and sadly died before he got the credit he deserved for holding our country together. After he was an assassinated his body was displayed in the US capital and many people came to pay their respects then the family had a funeral procession back home and scores of people tried to get a glimpse of this. I am glad this video touched you as it touched me and hopefully Many more people. Despite our differences in many ways I believe we have been blessed with our country. In the past decades a number of people have been very disloyal to our country and to us all because we all, are we the people who have been given God given rights and responsibilities that no other person or group can take away. I watched your video on the 4th of July and am touched by the video your sentiments and am proud of you and our country. I hope you and your family and loved ones have a happy peaceful 4 th of July. As for the division in our country I believe that soon we will have one last shutdown not for a fake virus but to keep everyone safe while some very corrupt selfish greedy people who have done serious crimes against our country are getting arrested and being dealt with. Soon during the shutdown we will get video broadcast about the crimes and corruption and why good patriotic people are dealing with it. We have not been informed by the media because many have been collaborating and misinforming the people. Soon disclosure and understanding will come if what some people have done. Then the future that comes will be in our hands to build a much more fair respectful and better country and world. Please stay at peace and rest. God bless us all.
I found "Up From Slavery" by Booker T. Washington to be extremely helpful in understanding how tragic the institution of slavery was to our nation. Booker T Washington and Frederick Douglas should definitely be alongside our other founding fathers...
their autobiographies should be required reading in our schools
totally agree, and Lincoln could have avoided war if he wanted to, the south was put into a position of fight or fight- they/lincoln gave them/ no choice. Little known facts about Lincoln was that he was a nasty man and a rough customer when it came to words - he'd attack w/ no mercy anyone, even invalids w/ cutting words if they disagreed w/ him on any matter. LINCOLN was no gentle soul - he was a helluva mean politician.
@@bishlap Don't recite someone else's garbage.
@@marycrawford3460 We had to read Douglass when I was in high school. It was back in the 1980s. Not sure about now.
@@Evil0ttoReally? Well, I graduated high school in 1977. We were not given Booker T Washington. But, we were required to pass a test about the U S Constitution, in order to graduate high school. I found Booker T in my 40's when I discovered historical memoirs and biographies. "12 Years a Slave" should be republished to the American people.
You wondered if people would have any problems arguing against slavery way back then, but we're not allowed to ask LeBron James or Nike, why they are silent on slavery in our own times? Is slavery okay, as long as it's a bunch of Chinese prisoners? What about why slavery is allowed to still exist in Middle Eastern and African countries?
We got slavery going on under our own eyes and noses, in present day.....yet, all I hear, are crickets from hollywood, pro sports, and democrats.
Not to mention that every time we say human trafficking in relation to our southern boarder or other illegal immigration we are actually talking about slavery.
@@dabronx340:Facts!!!
Yes there is slavery today in this world why don't we fight that? What about the human trafficking on our southern border? What about the women and girls that are raped on the way here by the cartel?
Exactly
@@dabronx340 ukrain is the world capital of human trafficking, yet every one pitties them against russia... disgusting
A true American gift.. May God Bless him. Imperfect but almost close to perfection.. Kinda like America!..💪🏻🇺🇸❤️
Thankyou! I have admired President Lincoln for many years. I learned some new facts about him this evening. I thank you.
You are correct sir about many who fought in the civil war. General Lee is an excellent example of someone who stood against slavery on principle but fought for a state that wished to keep it. The general was a christian man who believed in the constitution and that God created all to be equal in his eyes. At no time did these types of people fight for slavery but rather the land they came from.
Slave owners made up a very very small percentage of the southern states and even fewer of those who fought.
Have no doubt. The civil war was always about slavery. There were many who were seduced and fooled to fight for slavery by falling prey to sentimental and romantic propaganda. Lee is among those sentimental fools.
That's true. But Lee being somewhat of a politician and the potential President of an separated southern nation, he may have also employed a false sense of character in order to keep Africans from fighting for the north. Much like the politicians today, that false character still separates this nation. Though it's not about a geographic boundary, it's still about political idealisms.
@@BRAVO-cz8sw ROFL. Are you serious? Lee being somewhat of a politician? Lee had no inclination towards politics and he hated politicians. That is why he preferred men like Jefferson Davis to Alexander Stpehens. Davis was a military man who went into politics and so he had more of a connection with him. Lee never once in his life advocated for any political party at all. The only person ever in Lee's orbit to quote him on politics was his second cousin who said that Lee had once said that he found the Whig principles to be the best. That is it. Lee himself only voted twice in his life. He considered politiicans and the press to be of almost equal level of trash. That opinion of his started when he was 17 years old. When he was applying to join West Point, the Northern press and some Northern politicians started making up lies about Light Horse Harry Lee and Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was still alive and Lee was applying to join West Point, founded by Jefferson, when they started running with that trash. However, Jefferson being a gentleman, openly rebuked the politicians and newspapers for their actions and defended Light Horse Harry and his family. Robert E. Lee's oldest brother wrote to Jefferson and thanked him on behalf of the Lee family for rebuking the politicians and media for pushing lies about their father. From that moment on, Lee had intense hatred of the press and politicians and considerd politics to be one of the lowest professions. And during the war, Lee had utter contempt for politicians and the reason he surrenderd to Grant was because he had run out of food and he had run out of food because politicians had rerouted their supplies to feed themselves so at that point Lee could not carry on the fighting with a starved army. That is why when he met with Grant he talked about their food shortage and when he decided to surender was when Grant graciously offered to feed Lee's men. Grant and Lee both had contempt for career politicians and in 1868 The New York Tribune as well as many other newspapers openly tried to get Lee to run for president and he refused to take the bait. Lee was someone who knew how to handle conflicts between his officers but he was not a politician by any means.
How did he employ a false sens of character and how did it keep black people from enlisting in the union army?
Fun fact: the slaves on the Lee estate were taught to read when it was illegal in Virginia. Many people make the mistake of thinking those against slavery would not own slaves. In that location at that time, it was more humane to treat those people well as opposed to releasing them only for them to be re-enslaved under far worse circumstances.
My great great grandfather, Alexander Shoopman, and his brother,Jon Shoopman, fought in the Confederate Army. They were in Tennessee. Jon lived with his brother and they were farm laborers living in subsidized housing. They fought for the safety of the family. Not knowing what would happen to them. Love how you’re listening with your ears, mind, and heart. Thank you!
God bless them, the Union and ALL soldiers of the USA that died. It darkens my heart.
And I'll wager that they didn't own any slaves.
@@jjackomin , the majority of whites in the South, didn't own slaves. Most of those that fought for the Confederacy weren't motivated by the issue of slavery. They were defending their homeland from what they saw as an invading force. Back then, people in the South were more loyal to their state than to the federal government. I had family that fought on both sides and of those I know of that fought for the South, only one direct relative was a slave owner. The rest were just poor farmers.
@@shawnj1966 For the most part you're spot on. And I say most part for good reason. Regardless, if most Southern whites didn't own slaves, which is as far as I know true, the war did break out as a DIRECT consequence of slavery. No debate there. Shortly after Lincoln's election South Carolina fired on Ft Sumter, a Federal fort, strictly on the issue of slavery.
I have always loved history and Gettysburg has been on my bucket list for years. 4 years ago we finally got to go there for a week. I can’t even explain in the right words how my heart cried for both sides. The reverence and the sadness I felt looking down on the battlefield from the tower they have there and standing on little round top where so many died. We had a guide showing us around that first day and learn so much. I don’t care if ur from the north or the south but when u see this and the hundreds maybe thousands of unknown soldiers stones placed in the graveyard u just can’t help but feel pain for both sides and all those men and actually young kids that died there. It hurts to think about it. If u ever get a chance to go do it
Kathy Get off of that bloody vampire haunted battlefield full of traumatized ghost.
They may follow you home.
Thank you for sharing this video. I learned much of this in elementary school in the 1970s. I enjoyed seeing a young man learn what far too many are no longer taught.
Also, I enjoy visiting & touring Gettysburg. If you ever take a notion to visit, I highly recommend you do so & that you share your experience on your sight. 🙂
I have a news paper dated January 1, 1863. The Headline is "LINCOLN FREES SLAVES".
Wow 🤩 that is crazy to have
Yeah, he freed slaves in another country. Read the Emancipation Proclamation. Notice that it frees no slaves in Union-controlled territory. Union slave states remained slave states. Propaganda is powerful.
Wow!
Wow! How cool is that!? That's so awesome!
I also have one of my husband's family bibles of a minister during the civil war named George Sechler. It still has blood stains on many pages and has a fly still in the folds of one of them. It also held a pen nib that was made before the partnership of the maker named Armbruster, and Benjamin Franklin. It was likely in the printing shop of those two before it was gifted to our Sechler family. Michael Sechler, the nephew George Sechler, was one of the personal body guards to General Washington during the Revolution. Our family is deeply rooted in this country's history.
There is NO ONE alive today that has first-hand memory of slavery in the US! The Civil War started over 160 years ago!
I can respect that we all have an admiration for President Lincoln, everything he went through in his earlier life led to the strength and Conviction to stand firm against the tyranny that was abound within the southern states. He lost his family to become the man needed to commit to total freedom for all and he lost his life for doing it. 🇺🇲 God Bless you LFR family
I have always been proud to have the same birthday as Abraham Lincoln (February 12th) and watching this didn't tell me anything I hadn't already been taught but it did remind me of it all and I'm as proud as ever to share a birthday with President Lincoln.
Wow, happy birthday to you both 🎂
@@adrianatamura5672 Thank you.
I learned all this in school in the 70’s . It’s amazing how much he endured .
My generation of the 1990's see your 1970's generation as old school grey hair civil war generation shedding battlefield vampire blood.
Get over it!The civil war ended
in 1945 with Grant and Hitler
meeting together at Appomattox .
Okay TROLL, that's about enough - everyone sees you and knows you're there.
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That is the history they've been erasing since I was in school in the seventies I came to this country in 1967 started school in 1969 and by the time I got to elementary school I had already learned about Lincoln we used to have the pictures of all the presidents around the classroom and probably at the time it was what maybe 35 presidents around that that time and we always looked at Washington and Lincoln still the greatest presidents I can't tell you which one was one and two or can we just have two ones two different men for two different times that did amazing things
"The guy who did this video is blowing my mind" and YOURE blowing my mind for sharing it with us at this time!!!!
R E S P E C T!!!!
Those stories being much louder is holding back the appreciation for the opportunities won by the Union over the Confederacy. They limit the imaginations of the hearer, and make failure a forgone conclusion. Bitterness is the fruit of unforgiveness. It takes the feet off of the Narrow Path.
When you said, "I don't mind being wrong", you freed yourself from the terrible enslavement of pride. Good. for you.
Thank you for sharing this. I did not realize how long he fought to help free the slaves. Great review.
He didn't. He openly supported enshringin slavery in the Constitution in his first Inaugeral Address and when he met the SOuthern delegates in February of 1865 He told them they could put off emancipation if they jsut came back into the union.
He absolutely didn't. He clealry said he didn't care about freeing slaves and they're not equal with white men
Imagine how different of a world we would be living in if Lincoln had ended his life or stayed closed off from politics after suffering so much loss in his life. God gave him a mission in life and he succeeded.
True story. Edwin Booth, also an actor and the brother of, John Wilkes Booth, the man that murdered Abraham Lincoln, saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert. Booth pulled him up after Lincoln had been pushed accidentally by a crowd at a train station and was falling toward the moving train. Lincoln knew who Booth was but Booth didn't know him. Crazy, isn't it!
THIS is why we need history in our schools! My parents taught me all of this... but so many young people in our nation do not know these truths... God bless you for sharing this with so many!
Van I gotta push back there a little try to remember they didn't set up the system that way. The system of slavery was a standard practice throughout the world since the beginning of civilizations. We were in no way unique to the history of the world in regards to slavery.
The only way we differed was that the majority of the country fought against it.
European and African slavery was entirely different.
Comparing them in really silly. If the Asante knew this, they probably wouldn't have sold off 'their' own people. (They were kidnapping Yourbians and other Asante, but they are not the same, regardless of their same skin color or being African.) Like saying the British and French are the same. . . . Legit, ancient enemies and they hate each other. Getting complicated Nationality versus ethnicity. Etc. Etc.,
European slavery, (really hate this -- it was more or less Portual and Spain -- and it was a select group of small people , ruling class, elites and monarch establishing El Mina Fortress and subsequent slave trade -- not actual Europeans, okay they were white, but it the government more or less; people seem to take 21st century geographical and geopolitical boundaries and force them upon the 15th century.... creating more racial problems, European/White versus African/Black... when really it was two small groups of people from two large land masses/continents. Prince Henry the Navigator and the Portuguese, (really like a few hundred ppl from Portugal -- and they just received their independence from Spain!) and the West African tribe of the Ashante, (this can be further broken down into like Aro cult, for example). This is like saying Americans invaded Vietnam in the Vietnamese War... ok sure...it was Americans... but We're fully aware that we can separate the actions of the government from the actions of its everyday-today citizens?
We do for the 21st century, why aren't we doing it for the 15th century? Ughhh! The whole problem with history: we always look back at it from our own geographical, political, technological perspective which clouds the interpretation of history; we always carry our modern perspectives towards the past -- this is why history is never 'history' so to speak.... each generation will have its own perspective and subsequently, it's own judgements and biases surrounding historical interpretation... this why the past is never the past; it changes as the contemporary time period changes, and brings along with it its own fears, assumptions, anxieties, stereotypes, etc., etc.
European: life-long; inherited through birth; forced feeding/breeding programs -- breed based on perceived physical characteristics; functions like property;
African: had numerous legal rights: e.g., property rights; visitation were allowed; it was almost never life-long -- usually a term was served for some crime or punishment; stories of former slaves become kings and/or assimilated wealth; some even choose to remain as 'slaves' -- simply a better life for some.
If there's ever a legit lawsuit or Tort claim, certainly Africa has to be held responsible. Those who received reparation would have to lose a certain amount for 'their' own actions.
I find both ways of thinking a little absurd. African and Europeans were both slaves or had a system of slavery in place; and that Africans and Africa had nothing to do with the slave trade... both just seem outrageous to me. European/African slavery was different; Africans had a lot to do with slavery. How much? How you put that to numbers? Who knows....
We, (humanity) probably have to much time on our hands. . . . If we have nothing better to do than criminalize the past... maybe so much time, we can think about what gender to be? 🤔 💭
@@ampersand6375 Origins of the name/word SLAVE ?? It comes from the VERY PASTY WHITE Slavic people from eastern Europe, so don't go chest pounding about how bad the WHITE SLAVE OWNER was ONLY to his black slaves, rather they WOULD not allow their prime BUCK BLACK SLAVE do anything that might cause him harm or death because of his outright cost & his ability to create MO-BETTER lil baby slaves in the future thus a CHEAP & INEXPENSIVE WHITE SLAV would be sent in to do the most dangerous of jobs.
Erik, I need to disagree with you here. The United States as a country was set up with slavery from the start. European countries were already abolishing the practice. Denmark abolished slavery in 1792, others were soon to follow. Trans-Atlantic slave trade was at its height during the first decades of the existence of the US. In the South especially, slaves were integral to the existence and operation of plantations. It was not "standard practice". The colonies of European countries began abolishing slavery in the early 1800's with all having abolished it before the US civil war when the US states that succeeded from the Union were declaring that they had a god given right to own slaves. The United States IS unique unfortunately in regards to slavery.
@@tamoshanter6268 I think you've missed something there America didn't become a nation until 1776 slavery had been an industry the world over for centuries prior to that. Heck even your reference to Denmark sure they abolished their slavery in 1790 that's what 24 years after America even became a thing and they were a nation for how long exactly before that? I know they predate the viking age which was back in 793 so they chose to end their slave practice after only at least a thousand years. Slavery in the US existed for a only 87 years and the nation was initially started with the intent to end the practice but you don't just end something so widley practiced over night which is why the founding documents were written the way that they were. You can look into old letters written between the founders where they actively discuss the desire to stop slavery and the steps they left for us to take to finally end it. Make no mistake I'm not condoning slavery just pointing out the simple nature that it was in fact a standard practice at the time and that there was no real system to be implemented as it was just a thing that people did much like trading spices or linens. Even with British colonies they didn't succeed in actually stopping the practice until well after the American Civil War and even required assistance from both France and the US to do so. Don't get caught in the fallacy of retroactively placing modern morality on the past.
Amazing!! Thank you for showing this and for sharing all of the learning that you are doing. You are making a great impact on those who need it most. I pray that God will bless you and all of the LFR Family.
So glad I found your reaction! I've loved studying Lincoln since I was 9yrs old! Great reaction!!❤
I'm always amazed when groups like BLM and liberal democrats want Lincoln statues taken down....I don't think any statues should be taken down. Good or bad it's our history. It shows what we've overcome and to never repeat......
This is what I’ve been saying. I’m glad you said it. 🇺🇸🫶
I have never see that at all, A small majority does not mean that its the norm. Like with trans stuff where you have the most craziest of them saying crazy shit but trans people are nothing like that at all(i have experience here) but people assume they are because of that small group. Another example MAGA people there times where actually white supremacist show up and say crazy shit and the left do the same thing you do and assume that is how everyone is, Man i hate that
@@mr.ilikespam6081 I've never seen White Supremacist at a "Maga" Rally last long.
There's plenty of video of BLM and Antifa trying to tear down Lincoln statues and vandalize them. The Lincoln Memorial in D C was vandalized....
Lincoln was anti-Black and only supported releasing slaves because it benefited the North. He also never freed slaves, he transferred ownership from slave-masters to the Government. Look it up if you think I am lying. So yeah, he was full of 💩 and don’t deserve a stature. If you think it is part of history, then there should be statures of terrorist ✈️ 🏙 in 9/11 and people like you appearing weak and 💀 and the British in 1812 destroying Washington, DC and assault women like you with their 🪵. It is part of history and it should no be hidden since you want to go there. Go there all the way.
No one wants the Lincoln Statues taken down except people who do not know the WHOLE STORY of American History. YES, the Confederate Statues should be removed and housed in museums where their whole story can be told to future generations. For example, most people do not know that the vast majority of Confederate Monuments where erected during the Jim Crow Era (1900-1970) in order to intimidate black and Hispanic people. That was their whole purpose--to make People of Color feel inferior and bad. The Stone Mountain Monument to the Confederates was not opened until 1965--100 years to the very day after Lincoln was assassinated, as an INSULT to Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation. It is a monument to the lying "lost cause" of the rebellious and treasonous Confederacy, and fully intended as an insult to the Civil Rights Act that was passed in 1964 that put a legal end to Jim Crow in the United States.
www.history.com/news/how-the-u-s-got-so-many-confederate-monuments
Same with the majority of all of the Confederate Monuments in the USA. As a matter of fact, only the Confederate Monuments in Gettysburg National Park (my neighborhood, as it were) were actually placed there after the Civil War. As all educated folks know, that is where Lincoln gave his famous Address, commemorating all those who fought (and are buried ) there at the end of the horrific Civil War.
People, PLEASE! Get an EDUCATION! If we don't learn from the past, we will only relive it!
There is something important to remember about the 13th amendment. Yes it abolished slavery, which primarily affected the African American population, but it also abolished indentured servitude. This is something that is forgotten in time. This country was not only built on slavery, but indentured Service schism was also a very important part of the economic landscape for early America.
🤐 about indentured servitude. No one force you to leave Ireland (starving because all they could plant was 🥔 [British folks words and not mines]) so came to America voluntarily. And you were compensated. Black were forced to work, some stolen from their homeland and never compensated. So go sit down as this is a discussion about Blacks and Black business only.
A large number of indentured servants were never able to pay off of their debts and would often become more indebted to the person that owned their labor, never becoming free ..Living a life very much like a slave....Their debt could be bought and sold, which also caused families to be split apart...
@@b1crusade384 You do know that it was villagers within Africa, that stole other villagers, brought them to the coast, and sold them into slavery, right?
@@sillililli01 I know my history and you are deflecting and twisting things. African viewer slaves as temp help. It was not how Europeans viewed it. You sold the losers in war in slavery and you held them for a period. They did not know 👱🏻♂️ were molesting and abusing them and sometimes eating them (your people are that sick) and keeping them until death. When they found out, Africans fought against it. They are not a vile as your people. You are going off topic and revising history to hide the fact that your an ancestors were thieves, monsters and abused women.
Another thing to remember is that the 13th has an exception in it. I don’t know about you but I don’t like exception s on things that are evil.
First off, kudos to you. I applaud your interest, curiosity and motivation to learn and share this difficult subject. I am much older than you, and nearly everything in the video was taught to me in various forms from grade school through high school, but I understand the educational system has changed since my time. I am also sorry that the news media is so poor for your generation. What is taken as "news" now is often just the commentator's opinion, even at other networks you didn't mention. I am old enough to remember when news was facts, and delivered as facts, before news became some type of show with the "newscasters" not being judged by their abilities to get to the truth of the story but by how good they looked in front of a camera. Anything not proven was ALWAYS described as "alleged ......." So again, kudos to you for looking elsewhere to learn. I also was always frustrated when I heard others dismiss Lincoln or ridicule his reluctance to call for complete abolishment of slavery at the start of his political career. I agree with you 100% it was his intellect and understanding of his opponents and part of his strategy in seeking to make such a significant change in the country. As for why different people fought for the Confederacy?, it is a dicey subject and I don't think there is a clear answer. Check out www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/reasons-secession#:~:text=Many%20maintain%20that%20the%20primary,the%20principle%20of%20States%27%20Rights for some data and informed discussion. Many in the South touted "States Rights" , but my personal opinion is that the majority did not want to admit that what they wanted was the ability to have slaves and sugarcoated their arguments by pressing the "States Rights" issue instead. South Carolina in particular did this. I can empathize with those you describe as having difficulties with the Constitution, because although slavery was abolished it wasn't for another 100 years until the civil rights brought about the changes that should have happened after the civil war. Keep learning, I love your enthusiasm and thoughts.
Good stuff and thx for the link but the primary purpose of every politician is to get elected and once they're elected the goal is to get re-elected. That's a fact and Lincoln was no different. His primary goal was to get elected but after he was elected his primary purpose was to preserve the union which also saved the United States
Abe was also very pragmatic and I believe he had higher angel's but most of his compassion for black people came from his upbringing. In fact, Abe knew what it felt like to be a slave. His father was an abusive alcoholic who slapped the snot out of him for no reason. He also forced Abe to work the fields 24/7 everyday of the year and that's how it was back in the day. In the early 1800's children were treated like chattel and they were legally owned by their parents until they turned 21. So Abe was raised like a slave but the day he turned 21 he was outta there and he never looked back. You might even say there was no love lost and it's hard to imagine how anyone could overcome that kind of adversity to become POTUS but Abe had higher angel's and he ended up in the White House
When his father was in his death bed he asked Abe to come see him but Abe said "no" and he didn't go to the funeral either. So he was a POTUS with a world class resentment and he was very pragmatic. In fact, he said "If freeing 100% of the slaves would save the union I'd free them all but if I could save the union by keeping all of them slaves I'd do that too" and he's remembered as the 'great emancipator' because history is written by the victor but Abe was no angel.
The south was using slave labor like weapon and Lee was beating every union army like a drum and when he proclaimed an emancipation that freed 3 million slaves he also stole the south's best weapon. No shame in that. He saved our United States and he had to win that war. If he lost our experiment with democracy would have ended. In fact, I think Lincoln was our GREATEST President and JFK was the GREATEST in my lifetime and I can't help but wonder what the world would be like today if they both served a second term
I appreciate your depth of sadness for Abe at bad things continuing to follow him through life. Aside from personal study of multiple great men and women, and the sometimes torturous incidents or trials they faced, I also have lived a life of tribulation and suffering...I understand the personal motivation, drive, and deep personal changes that ignite within, and steer a mind towards the different internal conscious views of the plight of the downtrodden and socially neglected of the world.
I certainly don't say this to imply any kind of self aggrandizement. I've not yet had an impact in others lives the way Mr. Lincoln and others have. Nor that I ever will. But, I'm only 60! I have much to do. I can only pray that I have some kind of positive impact on others lives.
So, I only say all that to remind you of the molding it takes to form great people, includes unfortunately...tremendous heartbreak, losses, and abuses.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, if you do.
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When Lincoln was president, the president and his family had to buy their food and anything else they needed. They had to live on his salary. I don't know when this changed. I learned the things in this video in high school. Loved this video.
Makes sense, presidents earned way more back then. $25,000 in the 1800’s is a lot
I would say it changed around the time of President Arthur when big business started to burrow its tentacles within the political sphere.
It,changed once politicians were sawyed by big money of the industrialists.
In digging into my family history, I found out that an ancestor of mine bought several slaves, mostly families, in order to give them a safe harbor, a paying job and to keep their families together. They were essentially free, but had to stay with my ancestor to stop them from being taken away, sold again and the family being separated. I don't know whether this was common or not, but it happened in Georgia. Whoever did this story on Lincoln did a great job. Edit: No, not all southerners were in favor of slavery. The war was about more than slavery... it was about taxation.
This was a common practice, especially among families. They would buy their freedom, but not release them because by remaining as their property, they couldn't be scooped back up and put to work for someone else, and be treated like an escaped slave. It protected them, in the most twisted of ways imaginable.
In researching my slave ancestry, I'm grateful when owners kept slave families together because its the end of the road if they were split up especially since there were no surnames to follow.
Same, 1 of my grandfathers bought the freedom of his "grandson" and many more.
True..
Yes, I have heard that too. In Virginia after being freed I think they had 6 months to leave the state so people would purchase slaves but they were considered free.
Also many times the male owner would leave slaves to his wife and say to free them upon them becoming adults, if she remarried, or if she left the state. That way they were provided for but not taken away from the town and other family members.
Hi! Jane here. My great grampa fought in the civil war. He was in the Zouaves regiment from New York state. He was injured and never completely healed emotionally or physically, but he was very proud to have served.
I can't imagine how Mr. Lincoln kept going in light of his constant sorrows, but he did a great thing for this nation. I believe that his first mama led him to Jesus as a little boy, and hopefully he kept the faith. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Van, I do not know if you will read this, but I am from Springfield Illinois. Lincoln met Mary Todd in my hometown and capital city of Illinois and this is where he was voted in as a representative of the House of Representatives. This is also where Lincoln's National Library is and where you can actually visit Lincoln and Mary Todd's home that they started a family in and had before moving to Washington D.C. There are a few streets that still have pre Civil War era homes that you can walk around and visit. You can also visit Salem, which is a small town/village outside of Springfield where Lincoln had a cabin and where he taught himself how to read and write and taught himself law. As a child, I can say that I took these field trips for granted. As a college student and now adult in my thirties, I can say he is a man I truly admire and wish that we had someone in our generation who would rise up like him and speak out. He was a man of God, a father, a husband and the 16th President of the US. He was a man who had the Bible and Shakespeare on his presidential desk. He was a man who believed in truth and spoke truth. I would highly recommend reading the Gettysburg Address. It is a short speech, but so profound and even now the words ring true and I believe were also made for such a time as this. Further, I would look into reading The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln by James C. Humes. Further, and this is to anyone who may read this, visit the national library in Springfield to learn more about this man and see the historic sights. (I no longer live in Illinois, so this recommendation is not a paid endorsement.)
Im an Aussie, but I follow American politics very closely and try to work out the lies from the truth. Very well presented my friend, what a great man Lincoln truly was. I have subscribed to you, very well done mate. Thankyou :)
Look man I'ma be straight up with you I'm a southerner here in America I'm glad Lincoln got rid of slavery but he was not that great of a man he encouraged and allowed his generals to commit war crimes against people in the south and the states were allowed to secede from the Union we actually legally voted to secede from the Union. Now the reasons might not be good but we legally will allow to secede from the Union. Before the United States of America was a union we were just a bunch of states. We didn't want to be coming Union unless we were able to secede from the country if we didn't like where it was going. I like you follow the politics. But you truly have to know American history to understand our history and plus the time period we were founded 1776 Is when when we officially gain independence from the crown July 4th 1776 to be exact Americas birthday. You really think our founding Fathers and the people trusted federal government? No they didn't that is one of the reasons why Americans have a second amendment so we can keep our government in Check and make sure they don't overstep their bounds because in history it has been perfectly recorded that governments can and they will overstep bounds like the 1940s with Hitler. I guarantee you he wouldn't have been able to kill that many people easily if they were all well-armed. When the people armed they will put up a fight if you disarm the people why would they fight you have all the weapons. And it's a good thing the American people have the rights to bear arms because they have came in handy. The revolutionary war the crown try to take our guns the war of 1812 the crown came onto American soil and destroyed the Capitol and the White House. The American Civil war the southern people were able to fight back against the Union. The people who run this country our founding fathers set it up this way for reason. They were thinking about the future citizens of this country. When people say we don't need guns that's bull because every government has hurt their people when they are not armed. I mean it's bad enough were allowed to own machine guns but that's why we have semi-automatic rifles bout Good as it gets in a america. Now some people can own weapons like that they just got to have a license for them. 100 some odd years ago the American people didn't have to ask permission or have permission from the government to do a lot of things but we do now. So was Lincoln really that good of a man no yes he freed the slaves but he broke his oath to do it. But he has encouraged a lot of future presidents to do a lot of shit and not to mention our politicians. I mean look at America today our department of justice is making America look like a circus and that's not even counting the current administration oh my God you add that on top of it just terrible. I'm not a Republican or Democrat I'm a conservative independent I want what is best for my country and right now what is happening is not the best for my country. Now the fact they ended affirmative action thats great no more being a certain race to get into collage getting get into him based on your grades. Hell they give a whole month pride. But they can't even give our service members and vets and America a whole month celebration. Hell immigrants love this country more than our own citizens. Our citizens love being gay and lesbian and trans more instead of loving to be an American.
We take for granted every single day just how completely different life is thanks to modern medicine. For MOST of human history from biblical times all the way up to Lincoln's life, people would have many kids because it was expected that at least half of them would die before adulthood, and women had about a 20% chance of dying from childbirth. Even during the civil war, of the nearly one million who died - a third of them died on the battlefield, while the remaining two thirds died from infection in the hospitals.
Regarding the reasons the south were fighting - you're right Van, it was complicated. Owning slaves was "a rich person thing" - only about 30% of the southerners owned slaves, the other 70% couldn't afford them or didn't want them. That was about the same ratio that made its' way into the southern army - with most of the rich slave owners becoming officers and the poorer southerners being the infantry that did the actual fighting (and dying). Most of the south fought for slavery, but some fought because their state seceded and they just wanted to defend their state. If an army is marching through your town shooting at people you know, that's not the time for personal politics.
Van you're also right about slavery and the economy and how it wasn't as simple as just right and wrong. Many people's jobs depended on slavery and prices were low because of slavery and in many ways, our relationship with China today has a few similarities. China exploits its' people and we reap the benefits with cheaper products, and as much as we should cut ties with China for a myriad of reasons, we don't because it allows us to have more stuff cheaper. It just doesn't happen here anymore so we don't see it and it's easier to ignore.
And yes, that was the Gettysburg address. The battle of Gettysburg was from July 1-July 3, 1863, and they made a national cemetery there and Lincoln went to dedicate the cemetery on November 19, 1863, which is why he gave the speech. Ironically, he wasn't the main speaker that day. Another man, Edward Everett, gave a TWO HOUR speech before Lincoln took the stage. Lincoln then got up and gave his speech in under 5 minutes, but Lincoln's way with words was so profound that nobody remembers Everett. I've always admired Lincoln for being mostly self-taught, he didn't get much formal schooling, he just read everything he could.
It's tragic that he was killed, I wonder how much different civil rights would have gone had he lived and been able to remain in office for three more years. Jim Crow likely would never have happened; I suspect he would have made sure of that.
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I wonder how diffeent things would be now had Lincoln never existed?
I don't believe that 30% owned slaves. It was more like it is today; The Elites in those states were the main ones to call the shots for everyone else. So it was a lot less then 30%. Some would try to own Them just so They would have a better life then what others would do to Them.
Many southerners knew that Lincoln's death wasn't a positive thing for the South. His second inaugural address was about binding up the wounds of the nation and caring for all its people moving forward. Lincoln was not a vindictive man.
@@cindyknudson2715 You are correct. Had Lincoln not been killed Reconstruction, as we know it today, would not have occurred. The Klan would most likely not have received the support that it did, which in turn greatly decreases the chances for Jim Crowe laws getting established. Reconstruction had angered so many southerns (many of whom did not participate in the Civilwar) that they almost revolted again.
You shared a wealth of information. Your comparison about China is spot on. Thank you. P/S Van is awesome too!
I'm 76 and from Lexington, KY the home of Mary Todd Lincoln. Yes, we learned about Lincoln early on. I don't know why the schools are not teaching history anymore. Very frustrating for people our age.
Yes, Gettysburg Address
I recited this in 9th grade
Also the Preamble.
Awesome video
Thanks
Godspeed
I'm now 53 an I do remember some of this in School. We learned Soo much back then in school about our History and my Teachers always said to Educate yourself with Knowledge of History to Never repeat the wrongs of others.