Anti-Social Studies US History Ep. 6 The Civil War or, “Sorry I’m not Ken Burns!”
Oct 23, 2019
A lively tour of Abraham Lincoln’s rise from log-cabin life to wartime leader. A look at secession, why Southern states left, and the legal arguments about leaving the Union. Battles and turning points are traced from early Confederate successes to Antietam, emancipation, Vicksburg, and Gettysburg. The story stops at the brink of Sherman’s march and Appomattox.
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Lincoln’s Complex Rise And Views
- Abraham Lincoln rose from frontier poverty and self-education to national leadership through persistence and legal skill.
- Emily Glankler highlights his complex views on slavery, showing moral opposition but political caution.
Election Without Southern Support
- Lincoln ran on a platform to stop slavery's expansion rather than immediate abolition, winning with a divided opposition.
- He carried no Deep South electoral votes yet secured an Electoral College majority in 1860.
Secession Documents Cite Slavery
- Southern states explicitly cited slavery and threats to that institution in their secession documents.
- The Confederate Constitution legally protected and expanded slavery within its territory.