Lincoln vs. Slaves- WHO ENDED SLAVERY?

Rating: Null/10 (30 November 2015)

After watching Lincoln and learning about slaves back then, I believe that it is pretty safe to say that both Abraham Lincoln and the slaves had a role in freeing slaves. The act of freeing slaves didn't take a couple days, weeks, or months...it took a couple years and those years, were rough years. In 1865, the 13th amendment to the United States Constitution read " neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for the crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted; or any place subject to jurisdiction. Lincoln was able to pass the Emancipation Proclamation which said "that all persons held slaves are, and henceforward will be free". This aided in freeing slaves, but the slaves were able to escape their masters and go into the military to fight for freedom. Although many people believed that Lincoln freed the slaves, but you also have to look at it from the slaves' point of view and how they were able to overcome slavery with the help of Lincoln. So, I say that this movie did serve justice in saying that Lincoln freed the slaves, but I wish that they went more in depth as to what the slaves did to overcome slavery.