The Emancipation Proclamation
Allen C. Guelzo |
http://www.ashbrook.org/events/colloqui/2004/guelzo.html This talk - available here as an audio file - was given at the Ashbrook Center of Ashland University in 2004. " No other words in American history changed the lives of so many Americans as those of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. But no other words in American history have been so often passed over or held up to greater suspicion. Born in the struggle of Lincoln 's determination to set slavery on the path to destruction, it has remained a document of struggle, as conflicting interpretations and historical mysteries swirl around it." |
Allen C. Guelzo |
http://teachingamericanhistory.org/seminars/2004/guelzo.html This talk - available here as an audio file - was given at the Ashbrook Center of Ashland University 28 February 2004 . Similar to the earlier file, but with a consideration of past and contemporary assessments and perceptions of Lincoln , including those of Du Bois. " Even among Lincoln 's admirers, the Proclamation began a steady descent from its pedestal, and the Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural became instead Lincoln 's greatest state papers. Is the Proclamation an act of dictatorial power? What changes in the lives of black Americans in the 20th Century tarnished Lincoln 's image as "The Great Emancipator"? Was Lincoln insincere, slow of perception, temperamentally hesitant, or just politically prudent? Why does his standing on slavery seem meager compared to the abolitionists?" |
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The Emancipation Proclamation |
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/featured_documents/... This site presents images of the manuscript Proclamation, transcriptions of both the preliminary and final Proclamations, and an explanatory essay by historian John Hope Franklin. |
The End of Slavery: The Creation of the 13 th Amendment |
http://13thamendment.harpweek.com/ Drawing on the pages of Harper's Weekly - expertly reproduced and indexed by Lincoln Prize winning HarpWeek - this collection of excellent commentary and sources explores the crisis of slavery and succession, early Union policies on emancipation, Lincoln 's own policies, and the campaign for the 13 th amendment. Features include a timeline, commentary, biography, a glossary, and citations and links to additional material. |
The Emancipation Proclamation at the New York State Library |
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/library/features/ep/ The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862 , has been part of the New York State Library's collection since 1865. Included on this site are sections on New York facts about the Proclamation, the varied perceptions of New Yorkers on the document(s), and images of 19 th century photographs of the manuscript of the Final Proclamation. |
