Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in AmericaOne of the nation's foremost Lincoln scholars offers an authoritative consideration of the document that represents the most far-reaching accomplishment of our greatest president. No single official paper in American history changed the lives of as many Americans as Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. But no American document has been held up to greater suspicion. Its bland and lawyerlike language is unfavorably compared to the soaring eloquence of the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural; its effectiveness in freeing the slaves has been dismissed as a legal illusion. And for some African-Americans the Proclamation raises doubts about Lincoln himself. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation dispels the myths and mistakes surrounding the Emancipation Proclamation and skillfully reconstructs how America's greatest president wrote the greatest American proclamation of freedom. |
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... and the white folks on a black . Sometimes the race is terrific . But the feel of the wind in your hair as you ride toward democracy is really something ! And the air smells so good ! LANGSTON HUGHES , “ The Fun of Being Black , ” 1943 ...
... and the white folks on a black . Sometimes the race is terrific . But the feel of the wind in your hair as you ride toward democracy is really something ! And the air smells so good ! LANGSTON HUGHES , “ The Fun of Being Black , ” 1943 ...
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... and the James Madison Fellows Program at Princeton , not only for a Madison Fellowship for that year but for the delightful company at Princeton of James Stoner , Hadley Arkes , Dennis Patterson , David Dalin , Frank Beckwith , Micah ...
... and the James Madison Fellows Program at Princeton , not only for a Madison Fellowship for that year but for the delightful company at Princeton of James Stoner , Hadley Arkes , Dennis Patterson , David Dalin , Frank Beckwith , Micah ...
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... and the staffs of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, the Manuscripts and Archives Division of the New York Public Library, the New-York Historical Society, and the ...
... and the staffs of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, the Manuscripts and Archives Division of the New York Public Library, the New-York Historical Society, and the ...
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... and the Abolitionists , " in the Wilson Quarterly ( Autumn 2000 ) " Re - Examining the Racial Record of Abraham Lincoln , ” in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education ( Autumn 2000 ) • · “ Defending Emancipation : Abraham Lincoln and the ...
... and the Abolitionists , " in the Wilson Quarterly ( Autumn 2000 ) " Re - Examining the Racial Record of Abraham Lincoln , ” in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education ( Autumn 2000 ) • · “ Defending Emancipation : Abraham Lincoln and the ...
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... and the Washington Post (January 1, 2003), and on National Public Radio on September 22, 2002, and February 10, 2003. Much closer to home, some final words of thanks must go to my editor at Simon & Schuster, Alice Mayhew, and her ...
... and the Washington Post (January 1, 2003), and on National Public Radio on September 22, 2002, and February 10, 2003. Much closer to home, some final words of thanks must go to my editor at Simon & Schuster, Alice Mayhew, and her ...
Contents
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1834 | |
The President will Rise | 8 |
Three | 17 |
An Instrument in Gods Hands | 9 |
The Mighty | 73 |
Five | 27 |
Fame Takes him by the Hand | 71 |
Postscript | 1849 |
Notes | |
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Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America Allen C. Guelzo Limited preview - 2004 |
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