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1. African American Odyssey: The Civil War

   Historic archives explore black history during this turbulent era, including slaves as "contraband" and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

   http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart4.html

   
   

2. Emancipation Proclamation

   Learn about this edict issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, that freed the slaves of the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union. See an image of the original document too.

   http://search.eb.com/Blackhistory/article.do?nKeyValue=32498

   
   

3. Emancipation Proclamation, The

   Learn about this document that transformed the character of the Civil War and became one of the great documents of human freedom. See the original too, from the National Archives and Records Administration.

   http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/

   
   

4. Emancipation Proclamation: An Act of Justice

   Essay by John Hope Franklin providing context for Lincoln's act, how it was received in the North and the South, and its legacy.

   http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/

   
   

5. Lincoln Papers: Emancipation Proclamation

   Provides an introduction, timeline, and images, including Lincoln's first draft of the document. From the Library of Congress.

   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/almintr.html

   
   

6. NPS: The Emancipation Proclamation

   Transcribed text of the document that ordered slaves to be freed.

   http://www.nps.gov/anti/emancip.htm

   
   

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