Emancipation Hell

The Tragedy Wrought by Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

De: Kirkpatrick Sale

Narrado por: Kirkpatrick Sale

Emancipation - freeing the slaves - hell? The Emancipation Proclamation - one of the sacred icons of American history - a tragedy? How can this be?

That was the opinion of Frederick Douglass, the most important African American leader of the 19th century, who proclaimed, "I denounce the so-called Emancipation."

Douglass wrote: "I admit that the Negro...has made little progress from barbarism to civilization, and that he is in a deplorable condition since his emancipation. That he is worse off in many respects, than when he was a slave, I am compelled to admit..."

Indeed, social statistics of 1900 indicate that material quality of life was lower for most black Americans than under slavery.

Kirkpatrick Sale marshals much forgotten evidence to cast this glorious part of American history in a realistic and critical light. Emancipation, yes. But as a military measure during a cruel war of invasion?

Slavery once existed throughout the western hemisphere, but almost everywhere except the United States, it ended peacefully. Emancipation with no thought or plan for the unprecedented situation to be managed? With no real sympathy or interest in the people freed except their usefulness in controlling and exploiting the conquered South? (Some Northern leaders denounced the Proclamation as an atrocity and an estimated 200,000 Northerners deserted or evaded service in a war for African Americans rather than for the "Union.")

Perhaps never in history, Kirkpatrick Sale demonstrates, has a benevolent act been so tainted with impure motives and disdain of consequences.

Abraham Lincoln has a lot to answer for, says the author. His flawed proclamation doomed Americans to a century and a half of racial conflict and disparity that is still with us.

©2016 Kirkpatrick Sale (P)2016 Shotwell Publishing LLC

The Truth

A great book telling the truths of the horrific horrors southern people, southern economy and the southern way of life has had to endure. Since the Cover -Up of northern aggression and conquest and mainly wealth redistribution mainly to Northern men and businesses of influence. Ironically enough who's wealth and empires were funded by there involvement in the slave trade.

At least interesting 🤔💭.

Kirkpatrick Sale, has written a book on a tremendously interesting subject, however he's not a very good narrator in his voice in my opinion.

how often this author misrepresents quotes

This book is written by a modern day confederate. God willing when he meets his maker he will be cast into hell for these abominable lies. This is a foolish book. It's written to argue that Free Black people were better off enslaved. He is either a fool or a monster. God willing he will be punished for his arrogance.