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1 online resource (viii, 271 pages) : illustrations |
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Foreword / Joan L. Flinspach -- Introduction / Harold Holzer -- Slavery during Lincoln's lifetime / James Oliver Horton -- Lincoln's critique of Dred Scott as a vindication of the Founding / Joseph R. Fornieri -- Lincoln and the limits of constitutional authority / Phillip Shaw Paludan -- Lincoln, God, and freedom : a promise fulfilled / Lucas E. Morel -- "Sublime in its magnitude" : the Emancipation Proclamation / Allen C. Guelzo -- Lincoln's summer of emancipation / Matthew Pinsker -- The role of the press / Hans L. Trefousse -- Marching to freedom : the U.S. Colored Troops / John F. Marszalek -- Lincoln and the rhetoric of freedom / Ronald C. White Jr. -- Ballots over bullets : freedom and the 1864 election / David E. Long -- The Constitution, the amendment process, and the abolition of slavery / Herman Belz -- The Thirteenth Amendment enacted / Michael Vorenberg -- "That which Congress so nobly began" : the men who passed the Thirteenth Amendment resolution / Ron J. Keller -- The end of the beginning : Abraham Lincoln and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments / Frank J. Williams -- Picturing freedom : the Thirteenth Amendment in the graphic arts / Harold Holzer |
| Summary |
Lincoln's reelection in 1864 was a pivotal moment in the history of the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation had officially gone into effect on January 1, 1863, and the proposed Thirteenth Amendment had become a campaign issue. Lincoln and Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Thirteenth Amendment captures these historic times, profiling the individuals, events, and enactments that led to slavery's abolition. Fifteen leading Lincoln scholars contribute to this collection, covering slavery from its roots in 1619 Jamestown, through the adoption of the Co |
| Notes |
"Published in conjunction with the Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana." |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 fast |
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Lincoln, Abraham, (1809-1865) -- Pensée politique et sociale. ram |
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Lincoln, Abraham, (1809-1865) -- Et les noirs américains. ram |
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United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation.
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United States. Constitution. 13th Amendment -- History
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Constitution (United States) fast |
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Emancipation Proclamation (United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)) fast |
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States
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HISTORY.
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Political and social views
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Politics and government
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Relations with African Americans
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation
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Slavernij.
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Esclaves -- Émancipation -- États-Unis.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140441
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United States
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États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
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History
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Electronic book
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Holzer, Harold.
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Gabbard, Sara Vaughn.
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Lincoln Museum (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
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| ISBN |
9781435663466 |
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1435663462 |
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9780809387533 |
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0809387530 |
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9780809387533 |
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1280697857 |
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9781280697852 |
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9786613674814 |
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6613674818 |
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