Freedom In 1865

1865 was a huge year for our Nation. Our country was ending a war that split our nation into two, and our President was delivered his fate at a theater. April 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater by a guy named John Wilkes Booth. In May the nation was united into one nation, and the Civil War came to an end. In the weekly newspaper, Christian Recorder, The article on August 12, 1865 discusses a lot about the African Americans new freedom. The first article that stood out in this edition of the weekly newspaper, was the article titled “To the Freedman of the United States,” by Buchanon. This article was a message sent to the newly freed African Americans telling them what they should do with this new founded freedom. The first part sticks out the most when looking at this article because Buchanon urges the African Americans to not become their enemies. Buchanon says, “…Challenge the admiration of those who have been our greatest enemies, and gain the respect of the whole nation: and our position as colored citizens will be envied by all the nations of the world” (Buchanon, 1865).

One article that talked about this in the Christian Recorder was the “Emancipation Celebration at Bath, Pennsylvania,” by Nicholson. This article was interesting because it not only talked about the freedom of slaves in the United States, but it was celebrating the anniversary of the freedom of the slaves of the British West India Islands. Nicholson says, “We have met here for the purpose of celebrating the 31st anniversary of the emancipation of eight hundred thousand slaves of the British West India Islands” (Nicholson, 1865). This stood out because this is a newspaper written in Pennsylvania, and even know they are celebrating the slaves freedom, when they talk about the anniversary of another emancipation it shows the