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The Emancipation Proclamation. Ending Slavery in America.
Adam Woog
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Description for The Emancipation Proclamation. Ending Slavery in America.
In 1863, during the Civil War that had torn the United States apart, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves would be freed in the Confederate states at war. This work explains the document that is a precursor to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution that ended slavery in the United States. Series: Milestones in American History. Num Pages: 128 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs, bibliographical sidebars, excerpts from primary. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
In 1863, during the Civil War that had torn the United States apart, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves would be freed in the Confederate states at war. Considered Lincoln's most direct action to hasten the end of slavery, the proclamation promised that slavery would effectively end at the conclusion of the war - and also allowed African Americans to serve in the Union army. Though the Emancipation Proclamation could not be enforced in the Confederate states until after the war, its issuance linked the Union's fight for the country's unity with the moral ... Read more
In 1863, during the Civil War that had torn the United States apart, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves would be freed in the Confederate states at war. Considered Lincoln's most direct action to hasten the end of slavery, the proclamation promised that slavery would effectively end at the conclusion of the war - and also allowed African Americans to serve in the Union army. Though the Emancipation Proclamation could not be enforced in the Confederate states until after the war, its issuance linked the Union's fight for the country's unity with the moral ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Milestones in American History
Number of Pages
128
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9781604133073
SKU
V9781604133073
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About Adam Woog
Adam Woog has written more than 60 books for adults, young adults, and children. He has special interests in biography and music. He is the author of Chelsea House titles Walter Payton and Joe Montana in the Football Superstars series and the revised editions of Syria and The Palestinian National Authority in the Creation of the Modern Middle East series. ... Read more
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