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In April 1865 the Confederate Armies finally surrendered.
1865年四月 南方联盟军队终于投降
The Civil War had consumed 620,000 lives.
62万人死于这场内战之中
The cities of the South lay in ruins and slavery had been swept away.
许多南方城市化为一片废墟 而奴隶制度则成为历史
And Lincoln, like his nation, was a man transformed.
同他的祖国一样 林肯也发生了改变
In this very short period of time he's gone from believing
在这非常短暂的时间里 他原先以为
that he has no right to do anything with slavery, that slavery should die a gradual, natural death,
他没有权利对奴隶制度有所作为 奴隶制度应当会缓慢而自然地消亡
that African Americans really are not entitled to political rights, but at the end of the war he talks about
非裔美国人也不能 享有政治权利 这些都在战争结束之时发生改变 他谈到
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国人 能够获得投票权
So who was Abraham Lincoln in 1865?
那么1865年的亚伯拉罕·林肯究竟是怎么样的呢
Was he the Great Emancipator on the verge of awarding black people
他是否是将要给予黑人同胞
some degree of equality, or still an inveterate white supremacist?
某种程度的平等的伟大解放者 还是一个顽固不化的白人至上主义者
Was he the man who would save the Union or a war criminal whose ruthless strategies had devastated his nation?
他将成为联邦的救世主 还是一个用他无情的军事策略摧毁他祖国的战犯
Was he America's saint or a man whose views captured all that was wrong with America in the 19th century?
他是美国的圣人 还是将美国19世纪所有错误观点集于一身
