Daily Archives: July 14, 2012

“Lincoln & Emancipation,” 2012 GLI Summer Seminar

Lincoln and Emancipation July 15–21, 2012 Columbia University  Instructors James Oakes, Professor of History, The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) Matthew Pinsker, Pohanka Chair in Civil War History, Dickinson College The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History … Continue reading

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Black Soldiers

How many of these black soldiers and their supporters can you identify?  Click on their images to find out more about them.    

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Lincoln’s Cabinet

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Can you identify the members of Lincoln’s Cabinet portrayed in this famous painting?  Click on the images below to find out more about them.  

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Congressional Leaders

How many of these leaders from the 37th Congress can you identify? What was their role in the debate over confiscation policy? Click on their images for to learn more about them. House   Senate

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Leading Abolitionists

How many of these abolitionists from the Civil War era can you identify?  Click on their images to learn more about them.  

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Congressional Confiscation Acts

During the Civil War, Republicans in the 37th Congress managed to navigate two major pieces of legislation through Capitol Hill that helped free certain types of Confederate slaves.  These “confiscation” acts have since become mostly forgotten, however, because their impact … Continue reading

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Contraband of War

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The story of how runaway slaves helped launch the movement toward wartime emancipation in spring 1861 is becoming better known, yet it remains one that is typically not featured in history textbooks or classrooms.  However, students and teachers can find … Continue reading

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Emancipation Proclamation

The National Archives offers unique online access to the original five-page handwritten version of the Emancipation Proclamation along with several helpful tools well-designed for classroom use. However, a transcript of the document can be found below with study questions interjected … Continue reading

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