Curator of President Lincoln's Cottage Callie Hawkins discusses the reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War .
Drafting the Proclamation - President Lincoln's Cottage
Curator of President Lincoln's Cottage Callie Hawkins discusses the political and military issues surrounding the Emancipation Proclamation and its place in Civil War history.
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