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The Emancipation Proclamation: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture)
Vorenberg M
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Within months of Lincoln’s 1860 election, the Confederate states seceded and the Civil War began. In his inaugural address Lincoln vowed not to interfere with slavery and even endorsed a constitutional amendment to protect it. Yet two years later Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in the rebellious states, transforming the goals of the war, and setting the stage for national emancipation. In this volume, Michael Vorenberg reveals the complexity of the process by which African-Americans gained freedom and explores the struggle over its meaning. The introduction summarizes the history and national debate over slavery from the country’s founding ... Read more
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Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780312435813
SKU
V9780312435813
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About Vorenberg M
MICHAEL VORENBERG (Ph.D., Harvard University) is associate professor of history at Brown University, UK, where he teaches courses on antebellum America, the Civil War and reconstruction, race and law, and American legal and constitution history. Vorenberg's research interests lie at the intersection of three fields in American history: the Civil War era, legal and constitution history, and race and emancipation. He is author ... Read more
Reviews for The Emancipation Proclamation: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture)
'In this single volume, Vorenberg presents the essential primary sources and supporting explanation necessary to tell the fascinating story of the development and impact of the Proclamation. Perhaps the greatest strength of the book, however, is that it cannot help but foster the high level of classroom discussion this topic deserves.' - Charles W. Sanders, Jr., Kansas State University, USA ... Read more