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January 1, 1863 was an important day at the former plantation of John Joyner Smith near Port Royal, South Carolina. Thousands of people, white and black, gathered to celebrate “Emancipation Day” and the resulting newspaper reports, diary accounts and recollections … Continue reading
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Orville H. Browning was an old friend of President Lincoln’s from Illinois who became a United States senator in June 1861 following the death of Stephen A. Douglas. Browning served in the Senate until January 1863. He then continued … Continue reading
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This remarkable story comes from the wartime diary of Union recruiting agent James T. Ayers, edited by John Hope Franklin (Illinois State Historical Society, 1947) and that has been featured in James Oakes’s new book, Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery … Continue reading
Prepared by Dan McNamara, New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, NY President Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation American History and Government Name______________________________________________ Period___________________Date_____________________ Document Based Question (DBQ) Unit Project Overview and Historical Context: The purpose of this DBQ … Continue reading
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How many of these Union military figures can you identify? What was their role in the debates over emancipation policy? Click on their images to find out more.
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.
