The 1840 Presidential Election.

From the 1840 election through the 1864 election, Slavery was now a national issue. No longer could Politicians run for elections and ignore Slavery, it was now moving front and center in America. Abolitionist were now pushing hard for and end to Slavery.

This election saw President Martin Van Buren fighting for reelection, against a economic dpression, and a Whig party unified behind a war hero Willim Henry Harrison. Harrison won the Nomination, he was a Northner, but the party needed a Southner to balance out the ticket. They turn to Viginia Senator John Tyler. The Whigs ran on a Strategy of avoiding the Slave issue, but that was getting harder to do.

Harrison won the election but only served 32 to days before dying in offices. He was suceeded by his Vice President John Tyler.

This electon was the begnning for the next 24 years America would tear its self apart over Slavery.

In America we have now reached the starting gate to feedom for  Millions of Black Slaves

HappyThanks Giving.

A day to Stop and give thanks for the year that has pasted. As a 65yo Black Man I know longer take the years for granted. I enjoy one year at a time. I thank god for my mind and my health.

Lets go back in History and give thanks to all the Black Slave Men and Women who were beaten killed and raped on Slave ships comming to America. And I give thanks to all the Black Men Women  and Children who endured Slavery for Centuries, under the threat of being beaten klled raped or solded. Up through the years in America there have been game changers, that moved America along the path to freedom for everyone.

The first game changer was the American Revolution, this war inable alot of Slaves to free themselfs. The next game changer, after the war most Northern States freed all of there Slaves, with the exception of Delaware. By 1810 there were 180.000 free Blacks living in America. The next game changer came during the American Civil War. This War ended Slavery and sent Millions of Black Slaves into freedom.

After the Civil War it took a 100 years for America to start to live up to its creed, and to start enforcing all laws to protect all of its citizens. Well the 2008 Presdiential election that elected a Black Man as Presdient of these United States. And now we have reelcted the same Black Man as Presdient of  these United States. We are now on the path to real change in America.

So to all Americans I say Happy Thanks Giving to you. No matter who you are, or what you believe.

One Nation under God and Liberty for All.

America lets let Hate rest for one day.

The 1850 Compromise.

1.California was admitted as a free state.

2.The Slave trade was abolished , not Slavery in the District of Columbia.

3.The territory of New Mexico including Arizona and Utah were organized under the rule of popular sovereigny.

4. And the Main compromise for Slaveholders, was a harsher Fugitive Slave Act.

5.Texas gave up much of the western land in which it claimed. The US gave Texas 10 milliom to give up that claim.

The Slave States were speaking of Sccession in the 1840s. The 1850 Compromise postponed the Civil War for 10 years. For the frist time this harsher Fugitive Slave Act inforced by the US Govnment told every white American that you had to turn in runaway Slaves that you came in contact with. This did not sit well with Abolitionists who were Anti Slavery. And now the Anti Slavery movement was now steam rolling toward 1860.

Succession

We are about to start to look at the American Presdiental elections from 1844-1864 . But before we look at those elections, we must move forward and look at the 2012 electon in which a Black American Man was re-elected Presdient of these United States. Well now we read that some of our fellow Americans want to Succeed from America. As a 65yo Black Man and  a American Veterans, it would be easy to dismiss these American as just racist Well lets look at this a little  deeper. In the 2010 elections we heard alot of Americans speaking of taking their country back, and being the real Americans. Well I do not remember any Americans losing America in 2008 or 2012. And as for as being real Amricans, the only real Amricans I know  are Native Americans, they were on this land frist.

Well I would Guess that most of these Americans who sign the Succession Petition see themselfs as white Americans The lines between who is White and who is Black in America are blured. Since  White Men first set foot on North American soil there have been race mixing. A bit of a reality check to those Americans who sign the Succession petitions, you do your Grand and Great Grand childern a disservice by putting forth so much hate, because we have a Black Presdient. You see my fellow Americans your childern grand and great grand childern will have to get along in a America alot differient than the one you grew up in.

To the Succession  minded American no one likes change, But America is  changeing you can see it, and you  can feel it. If one thing we learn from the 2008-2012 elections Ameica is moving forward hate will not win we as Americans of all colors will have to get along.

Abolitionists.

This was the most powerful Force in America aganist Slavery beganning in 1824.

For three decades before the civil war this movement agitated for the end of Slavery in America. The group came togeather to act politically in the AntiSlavery cause. The abolitionist movement was of high moral purpose an courage, and made the Slavery question the prime concern of national politics. Although Antislavery sentiments had existed during the 1750s, it did not reach crusading proportions. until the 1830s. One of its main spring was the growing influence of  religion. The religions revival that began in western New York in 1824 and swept much of  the north. This created a powerful impulse toward social reform, and the freeing  of Slaves. Arthur and Lewis Tappan along  with Lloyd Garrison began publishing an abolitionist journal The Liberator. In  Philadelpha the American AntiSlavery society was formed in 1833, The society launched  massive propaganda campaign. It flooded the Slave states with abolitionist literature. They sent agents throughout the north to organize states.and poured petitions into congress demanding and end to Slavery. The abolitionists were widely denounced and abused, mobs  attacked them in the north.

Southerners burned AntiSlavery pamphlets. And some states excluded them from mail. Congress imposed the Gag-Rule, to avoid considering the petitions. Free thanking Democratics and Whigs were the forerunner of the Republican party.


I would ask you to study and research the abolitionists movemnt. This was the most powerful movement in Amrica for ending Slavery. These brave men and women risk being killed, beaten or thrown in jail. They risked it all to end Slavery.You must remember in 1824 when this movement started, every level of the US government was pro Slavery, Slavery at this time was firmly entrenched in America. Aganist all odds

Abolitionist ended Slavery in America.

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Game Changer

May I step forward for a moment. The 2012 Presidental election was a game changer, you can feel it, and you can see it. We are now on the path to make America work for everyone. Anyone in America can now make it now if they try, Now you have to plan, and you have to be educated, and know how to research. God Bless America.

We owe it all to the Vet.

God Bless all American Veterans.

Wifes of Slaveowners

People always ask me what role did White Women play in Slavery Well you know they could not have been happy with their husbands having half white Slave babies with Black Slave Women. In reality She had no choice but to turn a blind eye.You must remember that in the 15-16-17 and 1800 Women were the possessions of White Men no matter what color they were.

We as Black Americans can never give too much honor to Black Slave Women, and the Black Soldier.

America was built on the backs of the Black Slave Women and the Black Soldier.


Thank you for viewing this Blog. I Blog because I love History. In the week of November 26. I will start a Blog Talk Radio show, speaking on my my passions. History, Health, and Aging.

Heres one for you.

The Revolution War and the Civil War was Fought for the same reason Slavery. The American Colonies were quite uncomfortable with the English Courts granting Freedom to Slaves in the early 1770s.

We are at the front door of going into the 1850s. But there are a few Blogs I have to do, to bring us up to the 1850s. Because onuce we get into the 1850s we are into 15 years of  Combat. So I am going to go back and look at what got us up to 1850.

And then we will look at  what  put slaves on the path to freedom.


As a 65yo Black man I am quite excited about this Blog. History is my passion. After November 26, 2012, I will start a talk  show on my 3 passions Health, History, and Aging.

KnHagler@Gmail.Com.

Why I Started this Blog.

When I started this Blog I was mad, because I felt that my people knew nothing about there own History. However as I got into this Blog I found out that I knew  very little about my History. From 1505-1850 the Black Slave in America had know help and no where to turn. The white Slave owner had every part of America working for him, everyone depended on Slavery. the government at every level was making money off of Slavery. All through the 1830s, and 1840s cotton was King and the  Slave owners just got richer. After the 1844 elections Life for the Slave owner just got better. America became a one party courntry. The Whig party, stoped being a party. And the Democrats ran the courntry from 1844 until 1860. Well after the 1844 election the Slave owners were not happy  with the amount of money they were  making they wanted more. They were so sure of themslfs, and so  full of greeds.

Well this takes us up to 1850. This decade is the decade that Slavery falls apart.

After the 26 of November 2012 I will began my 30min Blog talk Radio talk show.

My topics  Will be History, and Health, and Aging.

The History of the Republican Party.

The party was formed in 1854 by disgrundle Democratics and Whigs who opposed Slavery. They were everyday people  who rejected their fellow man being oppressed. These anti Slavery activists believed  in       free soil, free speech, and free men, was the slogan of the day. The party opposed human enslavement. The party became a national party in 1856 when it norminated John C Freemont. 4 years later Abraham Lincoln election frmly put the Republican  party in control  from 1860-1932. During the civl war aganist the advice of his cabinet he sign the emancipation proclamation. that freed the Slave. The Republicans of the day passed the 13,14, and 15 amendment. Outlawing Slavery, guaranting equal protection under the law, securing the right to vote, for the freedmen and women. The Republican party also got the vote for women, in 1896.

In the 1850s the Democratic and Republican party Flip floped. The Democratics were pro-Slavery.

The Republican Party, the party of Lincoln. I think Lincoln would be shocked by his party in 2012.

1840 U.S Presidential Election.

MartinVan Buren running for reelection, aganist Willam Henry Harrison. In December 1840 during this election, if you were aganist Slavery you were considered radical, are just crazy. Slavery going into this election was a American insitution. It was supported at evey level of government.

Thank you America.

D-DAY.

Well Black Americans the 2012 election is upon us. Alot of Black men and women have died for you to have this right. PLEASE VOTE.

God bless you Mr President, and good luck.

America for All

Well Election day 2012, is just about upon us. We can see one thing that is still with us in 2012, and that is racism. This attitude has been with us since the very begnnig of Amerca. With the Election in 2008 of a Black President, racism has come roaing back. Before 2008 alot of Black Americans were trying to run away from our History. Well now the Hate and racism has come aground.Black Americans you do yourself and your children a diservice when you try to pretend that everyone loves you. Being the only Black face on a job or at an event do not make you look great, it makes you look like a fool. Stop trying to run from your History embrace it. Yes your fore Mothers and Fathers, were Slaves, and were bought, solded raped and killed and made to breed like animals. And Slave women were Slavemasters sex objects. And Slave women were made to wet nurse Masters Children, and force to neglect there own. Yes Black America our History is Brutal and painful,  but be determine never to not let anyone push us backwards. We are American, and we have the right to be. Our Black men has fought in every war America has ever been in. America was built on the backs of Black Slave men and Women.

I believe that this 2012 Election will set America on the path for real change. Hate and Racism will not rule America going forward. So Black America I say to you live right so you can see real change.

Please vote 11,6,2012.