The Emancipation Proclamation
- ISBN-10
- 0756509416
- ISBN-13
- 9780756509415
- Series
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- Category
- Slaves
- Pages
- 52
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Author
- Ann Heinrichs
Description
Looks at the political and moral issues that caused President Lincoln to issue the 1863 document that freed many slaves, and at the immediate and long-term consequences of his action.
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