The Meaning and Making of Emancipation The Meaning and Making of Emancipation

The Meaning and Making of Emancipation

150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation at the National Archives

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Publisher Description

This book presents the Emancipation Proclamation in its social and political context with documents in the National Archives' holdings that illustrate the efforts of the many Americans, enslaved and free, white and black, by whom slavery was abolished in the United States. It was created to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.


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  • GENRE
    History
    RELEASED
    2012
    December 13
    LANGUAGE
    EN
    English
    LENGTH
    109
    Pages
    PUBLISHER
    US National Archives
    SELLER
    US National Archives
    SIZE
    48.7
    MB

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