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Running head: HISTORY ESSAY
History Essay
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HISTORY ESSAY1
The American Civil war that started in 1861 and lasted for around four consecutive years
had a great significance in the history of the world (O'Leary, Cecilia Elizabeth 2010, pp. 50-60).
The importance of the war is unprecedented since it was fought against one of the gravest social
evils of the country – Slave abolishment. The success of the civil war was followed by the
amendments in the constitution and reserving rights for the black people. However, the war cost
many lives and destruction of properties that made it one of the bloodiest wars in history. This
essay will primarily focus on the impact of the war and how it is being represented as “new birth
of freedom” (Foner 2008, 87-94). The analysis will revolve around the book “Voices of
Freedom” written by Eric Foner.
Voices of Freedom represents the outbreak of the civil war and how it changed the
political definition of the country. It is marked by the idea of freedom and how it has gradually
developed new meanings in the context of the American Revolution and the Cold war, including
the Civil War. The civil war had a great impact on American society as it essentially abolished
the long term slavery movement that was prevalent. The casualties in the war crossed 650,000
including an additional of 260,000 confederates (Foner 2008, 87-94). The then president of
America, Abraham Lincoln, who was from the Republic party, was the major architect of the
revolution and is considered one of the heroic persons in the history of America.
The chapter also touches the early reconstruction phase of America after the civil war
which was marked by the terrifying history of the bloodshed, murder, rape and the slaughtering
of the African-American people. The change in the entire structure of the country’s legislature
followed by the freedom of the black people ushered in a new era, which is popularly known as
“The birth of the New Nation” by President Lincoln himself. The south specifically was the
nucleus of the pro-slavery citizens, and therefore, the reconstruction phase was primarily focused