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In April 1865 the Confederate Armies finally surrendered.
1865年四月 南方聯盟軍隊終于投降
The Civil War had consumed 620,000 lives.
62萬人死于這場內戰之中
The cities of the South lay in ruins and slavery had been swept away.
許多南方城市化為一片廢墟 而奴隸制度則成為歷史
And Lincoln, like his nation, was a man transformed.
同他的祖國一樣 林肯也發生了改變
In this very short period of time he's gone from believing
在這非常短暫的時間里 他原先以為
that he has no right to do anything with slavery, that slavery should die a gradual, natural death,
他沒有權利對奴隸制度有所作為 奴隸制度應當會緩慢而自然地消亡
that African Americans really are not entitled to political rights, but at the end of the war he talks about
非裔美國人也不能 享有政治權利 這些都在戰爭結束之時發生改變 他談到
wanting to see certain segments of the African American population get the right to vote.
他希望看到一部分的非裔美國人 能夠獲得投票權
So who was Abraham Lincoln in 1865?
那么1865年的亞伯拉罕·林肯究竟是怎么樣的呢
Was he the Great Emancipator on the verge of awarding black people
他是否是將要給予黑人同胞
some degree of equality, or still an inveterate white supremacist?
某種程度的平等的偉大解放者 還是一個頑固不化的白人至上主義者
Was he the man who would save the Union or a war criminal whose ruthless strategies had devastated his nation?
他將成為聯邦的救世主 還是一個用他無情的軍事策略摧毀他祖國的戰犯
Was he America's saint or a man whose views captured all that was wrong with America in the 19th century?
他是美國的圣人 還是將美國19世紀所有錯誤觀點集于一身
