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... emancipation . In the first eighteen months of the war a subtle and complex balance of forces was at work on either side of the slavery issue , and no one showed greater sensitivity to any shift in the balance than Lincoln himself ...
... emancipation . In the first eighteen months of the war a subtle and complex balance of forces was at work on either side of the slavery issue , and no one showed greater sensitivity to any shift in the balance than Lincoln himself ...
Page 553
... Emancipation Proclamation of 22 September 1862 ? It is tempting to argue ( if impossible to prove ) that he stood on reconstruction in April 1865 very much where he stood on emancipation in the late summer of 1862. His last public ...
... Emancipation Proclamation of 22 September 1862 ? It is tempting to argue ( if impossible to prove ) that he stood on reconstruction in April 1865 very much where he stood on emancipation in the late summer of 1862. His last public ...
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... emancipation , 231 ; evolu- tion of policy on emancipation , 233 , 237-49 ; modifies Fremont's proclama- tion , 234-5 ; revokes Hunter's pro- clamation , 235 ; and second Confisca- tion Act , 236 , 508 ; plan for gradual emancipation ...
... emancipation , 231 ; evolu- tion of policy on emancipation , 233 , 237-49 ; modifies Fremont's proclama- tion , 234-5 ; revokes Hunter's pro- clamation , 235 ; and second Confisca- tion Act , 236 , 508 ; plan for gradual emancipation ...
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