Lincoln’s Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for the Union"The time has come now," Abraham Lincoln told his cabinet as he presented the preliminary draft of a "Proclamation of Emancipation." Lincoln's effort to end slavery has been controversial from its inception-when it was denounced by some as an unconstitutional usurpation and by others as an inadequate half-measure-up to the present, as historians have discounted its import and impact. At the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, Louis Masur seeks to restore the document's reputation by exploring its evolution. |
Contents
Lincoln
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Toward Emancipation
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1 |
ONE HUNDRED DAYS
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11 |
The Reactions ofScholars
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28 |
Intervention
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52 |
We Cannot Escape History
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85 |
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91 |
Jubilee
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133 |
Men of Color To Arms
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148 |
It Can NotBe Retracted
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221 |
Notes
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4 |
Acknowledgments
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67 |