An American History few know or understand

Rating: 10/10 (25 November 2012)

If you consider the film "Lincoln" boring then you care nothing for the true history of the United States and have no insight into the profound suffering for the sake of the 13th Amendment that continued well into the 1960's. How can one claim to love one's fellow American's and proclaim this film boring? President Lincoln's great moral crusade was demeaned and audaciously rejected by the people. It required two more amendments, the 14th and the 15th, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to finally pry loose a small bit of freedom for the slaves. As late as 1930 black men were lynched in Marion, IN in an effort to continue keeping the former slaves under the control of white people. How many billions of dollars have been wasted by this country for the sake of keeping the freed slaves in a condition as close to slavery as society could dream up? How many men died unnecessarily during WWII because bigots would not let black men, who were willing, fight for their country? W.E.B. DuBois said "the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line." His words rang true throughout the century, sage advice for the leaders of our country, words that, if heeded, would have made us an even mightier nation than we have been. But if DuBois had tried to get a sandwich at a café he would have literally risked his life.
"Lincoln" is not boring, it is the truth. If you intend to be a useful citizen of the United States it is necessary to see the attitudes present during the struggle for the 13th Amendment, understanding that the fiercest of them lasted well past one hundred years after Lincoln's great moral crusade. Anyone viewing the movie should sit in rapt attention, understanding finally, how deeply and permanently the color line has affected the growth and success of the United States.