MilanBerryLincolnReview - Milan Berry 7th Period Mr.Smith...

Milan Berry
7th Period
12/29/15
Mr.Smith
Lincoln Movie Reflection
The movie Lincoln , directed by Steven Spielberg is an accurate depiction of Abraham
Lincoln’s last months in office of his second term. The general timeline of the movie is January
through April of 1865. Being set in this time, the movie highlighted the key points of the process
of passing the 13th amendment, which in turn would formally abolish slavery in all states and
condemn millions of African American’s to freedom. In the movie, Lincoln anxiously stressed
the need for the amendment to be voted on and passed fairly quickly. Why was this? Well,
Lincoln not only believed the passing of the “13th” would end the war once and for all, he also
felt that by passing it he could stop the re enslavement of already freed slaves. His emancipation
proclamation he believed could only hold out for so long. The 13th amendment was the glue
needed to set the freedom of African Americans in stone. Once the war was over, what stopped