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The Emancipation Proclamation. Yes. I freed the. Slaves. But it’s a. Long. Story. You WANNA. Hear. About it?. Let Me get. Comfortable. And Switch to. Third. Person. Lincoln Never. Planned ON BEING a Hero. Photo by trazomfreak. It Started As A. Limited. War.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
Yes. I freed the Slaves
But it’s a Long Story.
You WANNA Hear About it?
Let Me get Comfortable
And Switch to Third Person
Lincoln Never Planned ON BEING a Hero Photo bytrazomfreak
It Started As A Limited War Photo byMichael Kappel
The only Goal? Photo bytrazomfreak
Preserve THE UNION Photo by Rennett Stowe
It should have been Photo by josémaría
Material Advantages South North Population Farm Acreage Manufacturing Workers Bank Capital Icons Courtesy of Iconify.it
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Eastern Theater 1862 ROBERT E. LEE
Yeah. I’m Awesome!
Antietam September 17, 1862 Bloodiestsingle day of the war
Lee Wasn’t Beaten
Lee Didn’t Win This was a first.
Time To redefine The War?
LINCOLN Hesitates
“My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery.
“If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
“What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save this Union.” -- Abraham Lincoln (August 22, 1862)
Barriers TO EMANCIPATION: • The Constitution
Barriers TO EMANCIPATION: • The Constitution • The BorderStates
Barriers TO EMANCIPATION: • The Constitution • The BorderStates • PRESERVING the Union
Testing The Waters Photo by cybergibbons
PreliminaryEmancipation Proclamation September 22, 1862
“On the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free….
I’m Gonna Count to Three. Photo by \!/_PeacePlusOne
Clock’sTicking Photo by azmichelle
1/1/1863 The Clock Will Strike Midnight. Photo by SFAntti
BY WHAT Authority?
“Now, therefore I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief, of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion…”
A Necessary War • Measure