African American Bell Curve
The bell curve of African American rights has risen and fallen throughout America's history. The period between the Pre-Civil War Era and the Post Civil War Era, were momentous in displaying the status and rights of African-Americans in the time. As the Civil War approached, the status of African-Americans was an increasingly troubling issue among the American Public. During the War, the bell's curve had reached its height. And during the Post-Civil War, the curve fell slowly and would not rise again for another 100 years. The cause of this racial bell curve is a series of political and social events that directly affected the lives of African Americans. The Compromise of 1850 marked the initial rise of Black loss of rights in this period. Previously, it was possible for Northerners to ferry slaves to their freedom. However, "Included in the compromise were funds budgeted specifically for catching fugitive slaves and prosecuting anyone lending assistance in the effort" (Kevin Holloway, The Fugitive Slave Act and the Compromise of 1850). With specific funds that were directed in catching fugitive slaves, white bounty hunters could freely raid the North and search for fugitive slaves. These brutal hunters could now abduct any B
That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.(Emancipation Proclamation) Uncle Tom's Cabin was responsible for the increase in the abolitionist movement. Supporters of the abolitionist rallied through the country. One man, a man named John Brown seized this opportunity and believed that he would start a slave uprising. His raid on Harpers Ferry, a federal arsenal, was a failure because his belief that slaves would up rise after the attack was false. This movement instilled fear throughout the South that a slave uprising, or some sort of rebellion would be imminent. The Bell Curve was nearly at its peak; tensions were high, and social well being in danger. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was the climax of the Bell Curve. Abraham Lincoln realized the political possibilities of creating a Emancipation Proclamation. He could win the favor of Britain, and continue support of the war in the North. His wise political decision enabled the Black race to be free from the chains of slavery. Between the Pre-Civil War and Post Civil War periods, the rights and social place of Blacks had risen and fell similarly to that of the curve of a bell. The height of the curve reached its peak during the war, and fell after. The Compromise of 1850, Uncle Toms Cabin, and John Brown's rebellion all marked the rise in the bel
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