"Rejoicing Over the Proclamation"
Primary source article chronicling the celebrations of African-Americans to the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi to President Lincoln
Letter from Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi to President Lincoln, praising him for the Emancipation Proclamation.
"A Complaint from the London Times" Editorial Letter on the Emancipation Proclamation
An anonymous editorial letter in the London Times speaking against the Emancipation Proclamation.
William Seward to Charles Francis Adams on the Emancipation Proclamation
A letter from Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of State, William Seward, to Charles Francis Adams, Ambassador to England explaining Lincoln’s rationale for...
President Lincoln to A.G. Hodges
A letter from President Lincoln to three prominent Kentucky men defending the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln's Draft of the Emancipation Proclamation
A draft of the Emancipation Proclamation that Lincoln read to his cabinet on July 22, 1862.
Northern Democratic Party Platform of 1860
This is the Platform of Stephen Douglas's Northern Democratic Party for the Election of 1860.
Fourteenth Amendment
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States...
George B. McClellan- 1864 Election Broadside
This broadside is a political advertisement supporting General George B. McClellan's Democratic presidential campaign, the 1864 opposition to Abraham...
General Bombshells, the True Peace Candidate; or, the War Path the True One
General Bombshells, the True Peace Candidate; or, the War Path the True One cartoon
The Two Platforms - Columbia Makes Her Choice
While she has been largely replaced by "Lady Liberty," Columbia was a common nickname for the United States of America in the 18th and 19th centuries...