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Paraphrase of Lincoln Review

Quote form Alcade review: Spielberg's Lincoln: A Historian's Review
Some historians have argued that Lincoln’s personal beliefs underwent a significant change during the last year of the Civil War, and Lincoln did in fact suggest to the reconstructed government of Louisiana in 1864 that “very intelligent” black men and “those who have fought gallantly in our ranks” might be given access to the ballot box. As depicted by the film, during the 1864 Presidential campaign Lincoln threw his support behind passage of the 13th Amendment and was active in securing its passage in 1865.

Paraphrase:
Near the conclusion of the Civil War Lincoln's previous viewpoint on freedmen was replaced by a more radical viewpoint: giving some black men the vote. He pitched the idea to Louisiana in 1864 suggesting that war heroes and exceptionally smart black men be given the vote. however, the film does not elude to this primarily focusing on establishing the thirteenth amendment and his involved role in enabling its success in 1864. This was while he was gaining support for his presidential election.

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  1. AnonymousOctober 19, 2018 at 10:20 AM

    Your paraphrase was shorter that the original and so more like a summary. However it was very accurate and the changed sentence structure allowed for different vocabulary to be used while still capturing the original meaning.

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  2. Chris LaneyOctober 19, 2018 at 10:21 AM

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