what did abraham do to stop slavery
The BBC programme, âAbraham Lincoln: Saint or Sinnerâ argues that this changed Lincoln. In 1863, his final Emancipation Proclamation frees the slaves. And by the end of the war, it is likely that Lincoln is committed to not just ending slavery, but ensuring full citizenship to the âblack raceâ.Less than a week after Robert E. Lee effectively surrenders the Confederacy, Lincoln is assassinated.I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.â. But the confederacy has already been born. Slave rebellions, religion and politics had failed to abolish slavery.