Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. It stipulated that if the Southern states did not cease their...
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The Road to Emancipation
Historian and former curator of the African American Civil War Museum Hari Jones discusses the legislative steps that made the Emancipation...
Emancipation Oak
Over 150 years ago, this tree served as a classroom for Black men, women, and children who fled to nearby Fort Monroe to escape bondage during the...
Emancipation Proclamation Exposed
The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most important and misunderstood documents in US history. So, what did it actually proclaim?
Lincoln, the Great Emancipator
Lithograph of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.
The Cherokee Emancipation Proclamation
The American Battlefield Trust's primary source page containing the Cherokee Emancipation Proclamation.
Reactions to the Emancipation Proclamation
Curator of President Lincoln's Cottage Callie Hawkins discusses the reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War .
Drafting the Emancipation Proclamation
Curator of President Lincoln's Cottage Callie Hawkins discusses the political and military issues surrounding the Emancipation Proclamation and its...
Emancipation Proclamation
Historian Hari Jones describes the series of events which led President Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. This video is part of...
10 Facts: The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is arguably one of the top ten most important documents in the history of the United States; however, it is also one of...