Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

Written by Elaine Landau

In the middle of a civil war, a president weighs a choice that could free millions.

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48 pages· ~830L

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In 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring enslaved people in the Southern states free. But what could he legally do, why was slavery so important to the South, and how could he keep the Union together? This book explains the plan behind the proclamation and asks readers what they would have done in Lincoln's place.

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The United States was in the middle of the Civil War when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. It declared all the slaves in the Southern states to be free. Because the order only applied to Southern states that the Union did not control, few slaves benefited immediately. But what could Lincoln do by law? Why was slavery so important to the southern states? How would Lincoln manage to keep the Union together? Discover the clever plan behind Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, and learn how it freed the first slaves. The author asks the reader what they would do if faced with these important decisions.

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