Black History Month

HISTORY IS A WEAPON

Slavery Without
Submission,
Emancipation
Without Freedom

by Howard Zinn

Questions for Socratic Seminar:
1. In Lincoln's speeches, it is as if he is molding his words to fit what people want to hear. What do you think Lincoln's true stance was on slavery?

2. Do you see the passing of of the Emancipation Proclamation as an excuse to open the Union Army to blacks?

3. Though some may say that the abolition of slavery wasn't the Civil War's main purpose, do you agree/disagree that freedom for African-American's couldn't have existed without the Civil War?

4. Do you agree with DuBois theory that American capitalism has allowed both whites & blacks in some sense, become slaves?

Definitions:
Abolitionists - a person who favors the abolition of any law or practice deemed harmful to society

Absconding - to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.

Disintegration - separation into component parts

Pusillanimity - the state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness.
Segregate - to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group

Evidence Expert:

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