Fellow minister and abolitionist Henry M. Turner, pastor of Washington, D.C.'s Israel Bethel Church (and later bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal denomination) used the occasion of the preliminary proclamation to urge his people ...
The End of Slavery in America Allen C. Guelzo ... The steadily swelling collection of contrabandswas movedby Nichols to a collection of confiscated rowhouses oneast Capitol Hillcalled “DuffGreen's Row” after their former owner,the ...
In Act of Justice, Carnahan contends that Lincoln was no reluctant emancipator; he wrote a truly radical document that treated Confederate slaves as an oppressed people rather than merely as enemy property.
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.
Describes the events leading up to the Emancipation Proclamation and includes information on the Proclamation's aftermath and its importance in United States history.
Published on the anniversary of when President Abraham Lincoln’s order went into effect, this book offers readers a unique look at the events that led to the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The essays portray emancipation as a product of many hands, best understood by considering all the actors, the place, and the time.
This edition includes a new preface, photo essay, and a reproduction of the 1863 handwritten draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, making it an ideal supplementary text for U.S. and African American survey courses as well as for more ...
This middle school series brings Civil War history to life through true stories, descriptions of major events and primary source illustrations that will enhance the reader's experience.