Lincoln’s Proclamation : Emancipation Reconsidered.
Title:
Lincoln’s Proclamation : Emancipation Reconsidered.
Author:
Blair, William A.
ISBN:
9780807895412
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (248 pages)
Series:
The Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Lincoln and the Preconditions for Emancipation: The Moral Grandeur of a Bill of Lading -- Colonization and the Myth That Lincoln Prepared the People for Emancipation -- Whatever Shall Appear to Be God's Will, I Will Do: The Chicago Initiative and Lincoln's Proclamation -- But What Did the Slaves Think of Lincoln? -- War, Gender, and Emancipation in the Civil War South -- Abraham Lincoln's ''Fellow Citizens''-Before and After Emancipation -- Slaves, Servants, and Soldiers: Uneven Paths to Freedom in the Border States, 1861-1865 -- Celebrating Freedom: The Problem of Emancipation in Public Commemoration -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
The Emancipation Proclamation, widely remembered as the heroic act that ended slavery, in fact freed slaves only in states in the rebellious South. True emancipation was accomplished over a longer period and by several means. Essays by eight distinguished contributors consider aspects of the president's decision making, as well as events beyond Washington, offering new insights on the consequences and legacies of freedom, the engagement of black Americans in their liberation, and the issues of citizenship and rights that were not decided by Lincoln's document. The essays portray emancipation as a product of many hands, best understood by considering all the actors, the place, and the time.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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