The Emancipation Proclamation

Description:

Looks at the political and moral issues that caused President Lincoln to issue the 1863 document that freed many slaves, and at the immediate and long-term consequences of his action.

subjects: Politics and government,  United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln),  Emancipation Proclamation,  Juvenile literature,  Slavery,  United States,  United States Civil War, 1861-1865,  Slaves,  Emancipation,  African Americans,  History,  Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, juvenile literature,  Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865,  Emancipation proclamation,  Juvenile Nonfiction

People: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Places: United States

Times: 1861-1865,  Civil War, 1861-1865