emancipation

An analysis of the Emancipation Proclamation, with information on how it was created and its impact on the United States and the world.

Tells the story of the document which eventually led to the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment and relates the role of President Lincoln in freeing the slaves.

This book traces the history of the Civil War, the four-year struggle between the slave-free North and the slaveholding South, and explains that by the second year of the war emancipation became a major goal for the North.

Chronicles the parallel lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, and how, through their differences they helped to change the course of the nation.

Presents seven historical documents by such figures as Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Horace Greeley that argue different viewpoints on the idea of emancipation and the potential effects of emancipation during the Civil War, and four essays by historians assessing the Emancipation Proclamation's impact.

Contains the texts of three versions of the Emancipation Proclamation, including Abraham Lincoln's first draft from July, 1862, the preliminary proclamation read to his cabinet in September, 1862, and the final version issued on January 1, 1863, and features Lincoln's preliminary remarks to the September reading, and the Thirteenth Amendement.

Describes Juneteenth's origins and meaning as well as the ways it has been celebrated throughout its history, and presents related documents including the Emancipation Proclamation and the lyrics to "Lift Every Voice and Sing," known as the African-American national anthem.

Discusses slavery as a cause of the American Civil War and examines the events surrounding Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the impact of this declaration on the course of the war and the institution of slavery.