Sentences with phrase «abolish slavery during»

Starring Daniel Day - Lewis in the pivotal role of Abraham Lincoln, the film tells the story of the last months of Lincoln's presidency and his mission to abolish slavery during the time of the civil war.

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It was during this time that the Church developed scholasticism, built the Gothic cathedrals (with their stained - glass windows and monuments), created the universities and the hospitals, encouraged the sciences and technical progress, perfected international relations between states, abolished slavery, advanced social progress and raised the condition of women, in such a way that, in the fourteenth century, Europe had far surpassed all the other continents.

But Spielberg's depiction of the state of affairs on the floor of Congress during debates over the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, is another shot of cold water to the face.

Steve McQueen continues to say during Oscar campaigning (yes, I said it - at least I didn't «on the campaign trail,» which is what it feels like during Oscar season) that slavery has not been abolished, and continues throughout the world.

Steve McQueen continues to say during Oscar campaigning (yes, I said it — at least I didn't «on the campaign trail,» which is what it feels like during Oscar season) that slavery has not been abolished, and continues throughout the world.

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.