tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post76376506541643901..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Celebrating the Passage of the 13th Amendment ..... By Gail L. JennerLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-11348896603293743292016-02-01T20:53:09.028-06:002016-02-01T20:53:09.028-06:00Hi Sarah! Thanks for stopping by...I agree the pro...Hi Sarah! Thanks for stopping by...I agree the process in change can be complicated. It's good to know that important changes can be made, in spite of the evil or dark side of the human condition. gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-52700761116158387752016-02-01T13:04:30.390-06:002016-02-01T13:04:30.390-06:00How complicated. Quite an interesting blog, Gail. ...How complicated. Quite an interesting blog, Gail. It's always good to know what it takes to change something in the constitution. The up side to the process is, the people have ample time to be heard. I could never dig up the patience or the desire to be a member of congress.<br />I was touched by the prayer of the slave hoping for freedom.<br />Great blog, Gail. Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-30093451672254357672016-02-01T12:26:44.793-06:002016-02-01T12:26:44.793-06:00Hi Doris! Thanks for stopping by. I think dates of...Hi Doris! Thanks for stopping by. I think dates of this kind, which carry such impact and importance are often overlooked, sadly enough. That is one reason I love historical fiction -- trying to keep the struggles that people have undergone to get through and over the obstacles and issues of their time alive..... gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-77575551535940050652016-02-01T11:57:39.999-06:002016-02-01T11:57:39.999-06:00WE often forget how difficult the political proces...WE often forget how difficult the political process is. Thanks for the look back and the journey it took to get the amendment passed. History is so important, and I appreciate any who keep it alive. Doris McCrawRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-64253714611329724142016-02-01T11:19:36.192-06:002016-02-01T11:19:36.192-06:00Very true. It was not an easy process and so many ...Very true. It was not an easy process and so many resisted it; even in the north it was not fully supported. Lincoln had such a balancing act to maintain. And if he'd been killed earlier, who knows?? Or, as you say, if he'd accepted the Southern proposal....history is fascinating! gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-80198840381750456142016-02-01T11:17:27.277-06:002016-02-01T11:17:27.277-06:00So true --- the heart of man can be so hard and de...So true --- the heart of man can be so hard and destructive! I know Lincoln was an amazing President, while at the same time he was juggling an entire nation against what was right.gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-77086354849995786642016-02-01T11:15:44.127-06:002016-02-01T11:15:44.127-06:00Thanks. This book that I have has several moving p...Thanks. This book that I have has several moving poems and songs written by slaves....so sad that their names are never mentioned! Gives us a stark reminder of the inhumanity of man.... gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-59710169646127891962016-02-01T10:44:05.703-06:002016-02-01T10:44:05.703-06:00Thoroughly enjoyed your post, Gail. So many people...Thoroughly enjoyed your post, Gail. So many people erroneous believe that Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863. No, that was a WARTIME measure, and only applied to slaves of those states that had rebelled. It would become null and void once the war ended unless the 13th Amendment was passed first. The South sent a delegation to sue for peace months before the surrender at Appomattox. One of their Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-54122766208389144182016-02-01T10:22:24.508-06:002016-02-01T10:22:24.508-06:00This was largely the basis of the movie "Linc...This was largely the basis of the movie "Lincoln" starring Daniel Day Lewis, along with letting us see how life was for him and his family in the White House. A two-sided coin for slaves; free at last, yet the struggle against prejudice continuing. Thanks, Gail.Diana Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825874649763693468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-189446413148823022016-02-01T10:08:10.153-06:002016-02-01T10:08:10.153-06:00Interesting piece, Gail--and you can just hear tha...Interesting piece, Gail--and you can just hear that slave reciting that prayer. thanks for sharingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com