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North Carolina Slaveholder Comments on Emancipation
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“Contraband” Remembers Summer of Emancipation
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Emancipation Among Black Troops in South Carolina
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Senator’s Diary Describes Emancipation Evolution
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Union Recruiting Agent Spreads the “Good News”
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Contraband of War
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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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Thomas Rutling Recalls His Freedom Moment(s)
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Lincoln Confronts the Slave Trade
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Lincoln on Slavery & Emancipation
Abraham Lincoln hated slavery, but he always appeared to proceed cautiously about emancipation. Why? There are many possible answers to this profound question and all good students need to figure out for themselves what they believe best explains the evolution … Continue reading