Sentences with phrase «constitution abolished slavery»

I am quite aware, sir, that history says the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in the United States of America in 1865, and that ensuing amendments extended to former slaves the precious rights and protections our nation guarantees to all its citizens regardless of color.

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Inspired by the true - life events confronting Abraham Lincoln and his monumental moral and political challenge to amend the United States Constitution to permanently abolish slavery, Lincoln is a rich and compelling historical and human drama.

Instead, Spielberg has chosen to focus on a specific chunk of time: the months between the 16th President's re-election to a second term and his passing the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, abolishing slavery once and for all.

He wants to win the war, and he wants to abolish slavery by passing the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

Inspired by the true - life events confronting Abraham Lincoln and his monumental moral and political challenge to amend the United States Constitution to permanently abolish slavery, and based in part on the book «Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln» by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Lincoln is a rich and compelling historical and human drama that has been hailed as one of the best film of the year.

With much political power and a sizeable number of lame duck Democrats with nothing to lose, Lincoln views it as the perfect time to pass the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which would abolish slavery and essentially force the Confederates hand in the war.

Set during the American Civil War in January 1865, Lincoln focuses on President Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day - Lewis) as he attempts to abolish slavery in the USA by passing the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in the House of Representatives.

The President determines this is the best and perhaps only opportunity to pass an amendment to the Constitution that would abolish slavery.

In the process they abolished slavery on the island and established the first free black state in the Americas with the Haitian constitution of 1804.