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
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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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.
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
How many of these abolitionists from the Civil War era can you identify? Click on their images to learn more about them.
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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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
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
The following men were key figures in the development of congressional confiscation policy, which emerged during the 37th Congress (1861-63) as the initial way that Republicans on Capitol Hill had hoped to emancipate slaves. The First Confiscation Act (August 6, … Continue reading
(By Cory Palmer, Dickinson College, Class of 2012) Thomas Rutling was born a slave in 1854 in Wilson County, Tennessee. He was the youngest of nine children, whose father either ran away or was sold before he was born. His … Continue reading
