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As our National Anthem goes, America should be the “The land of the free”, and our Constitution calls us “equal”. During the time frame of the Civil War, however, America was the complete opposite of free. As a whole, we struggled with finding a solid conclusion to end slavery and the unfair treatment of African-Americans who were in and entered America. Even after the Civil War, discrimination and segregation were still major issues that plagued our past society. But as for the Civil War, America was truly not the “Land of the Free”. People of the North and South never saw that their own Anthem was illogical and needed to be followed. According to pbs.org, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st, 1863. This was meant to free every slave who was held captive on Confederate turf, but the Proclamation was ignored by the Confederacy and was not effective until after the war concluded. Lincoln’s …show more content…

The Constitution states in its lettering that, “All men are created equal”. This should mean that African-Americans and white should and would be equal in all circumstances, right? The Civil War and even before it challenged African-Americans with segregation and discrimination. This means they would receive little to no pay, were refused jobs when they applied, and could not do certain jobs. Even if they did get a job, their working environment would be completely different from a white’s environment. Separate schools and churches were made for the different races as well. African-Americans could not vote, hold office, or serve as a part of a quart. The era of the Civil War was filled with differences about race and culture that are held responsible for the effect they have on modern society, and all of those differences mean one thing, and this is not

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