The Emancipation Proclamation
A Brief History with Documents
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Beschreibung
Within months of Lincoln’s 1860 election, the Confederate states seceded and the Civil War began. In his inaugural address Lincoln vowed not to interfere with slavery and even endorsed a constitutional amendment to protect it. Yet two years later Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in the rebellious states, transforming the goals of the war, and setting the stage for national emancipation. In this volume, Michael Vorenberg reveals the complexity of the process by which African-Americans gained freedom and explores the struggle over its meaning. The introduction summarizes the history and national debate over slavery from the country’s founding through the Civil War and beyond, and more than 40 documents and images give voice to the range of actors who participated in this vital drama. In addition, essays by contemporary historians Ira Berlin and James McPherson argue the question of who freed the slaves.
- Includes a variety of documents including letters, speeches, and newspaper articles
- The text draws together the diverse voices of Lincoln and Douglass, slaves and slaveholders, black and white men and women working for abolition, and northern and southern editorialists
- Provides a synthesis of evidence which gives students a rich introduction to the history of this period and develops historiographical skills
- Document headnotes, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography encourage student learning provide additional pedagogical support.
- Written by an expert in the field
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Michael Vorenberg
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