The Emancipation Proclamation : a brief history with documents / Michael Vorenberg

Author: Vorenberg, Michael, 1964-
Published: Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, [2010]
Copyright Date: ©2010
Physical Description: xiv, 172 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

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Bedford series in history and culture

Contents

Pt. 1. Introduction: The Making and Meaning of Emancipation -- Slavery, Freedom, and the Coining of the Civil War -- Making a War for Emancipation -- The Promise of Emancipation -- The Contested Memory of Emancipation -- Pt. 2. The Documents -- 1. The Problem of Slavery at the Start of the Civil War -- 2. The Impact of the Civil War on Slavery -- 3. Making the Emancipation Proclamation -- 4. African Americans and Military Service -- 5. The Confederacy Considers Emancipation -- 6. Reconstruction Begins -- 7. Historians Assess Emancipation -- APP. A Chronology of Emancipation (1776-1876) -- APP. Questions for Consideration -- APP. Selected Bibliography.

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9780312435813 (pbk.)
0312435819 (pbk.)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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