Format:
1 online resource (282 pages)
ISBN:
9780809387533
Content:
Lincoln' s reelection in 1864 was a pivotal moment in the history of the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation had officially gone into effect on January 1, 1863, and the proposed Thirteenth Amendment had become a campaign issue. Lincoln and Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Thirteenth Amendment captures these historic times, profiling the individuals, events, and enactments that led to slavery' s abolition. Fifteen leading Lincoln scholars contribute to this collection, covering slavery from its roots in 1619 Jamestown, through the adoption of the Constitution, to Abraham Lincoln' s presidency. This comprehensive volume, edited by Harold Holzer and Sara Vaughn Gabbard, presents Abraham Lincoln' s response to the issue of slavery as politician, president, writer, orator, and commander-in-chief. Topics include the history of slavery in North America, the Supreme Court' s Dred Scott decision, the evolution of Lincoln' s view of presidential powers, the influence of religion on Lincoln, and the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation. This collection effectively explores slavery as a Constitutional issue, both from the viewpoint of the original intent of the nation' s founders as they failed to deal with slavery, and as a study of the Constitutional authority of the commander-in-chief as Lincoln interpreted it. Addressed are the timing of Lincoln' s decision for emancipation and its effect on the public, the military, and the slaves themselves. Other topics covered include the role of the U.S. Colored Troops, the election campaign of 1864, and the legislative debate over the Thirteenth Amendment. The volume concludes with a heavily illustrated essay on the role that iconography played in forming and informing public opinion about emancipation and the amendments that officially granted freedom and
Content:
Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Slavery during Lincoln's Lifetime -- 2. Lincoln's Critique of Dred Scott as a Vindication of the Founding -- 3. Lincoln and the Limits of Constitutional Authority -- 4. Lincoln, God, and Freedom: A Promise Fulfilled -- 5. "Sublime in Its Magnitude": The Emancipation Proclamation -- 6. Lincoln's Summer of Emancipation -- 7. The Role of the Press -- 8. Marching to Freedom: The U.S. Colored Troops -- 9. Lincoln and the Rhetoric of Freedom -- 10. Ballots over Bullets: Freedom and the 1864 Election -- 11. The Constitution, the Amendment Process, and the Abolition of Slavery -- 12. The Thirteenth Amendment Enacted -- 13. "That Which Congress So Nobly Began": The Men Who Passed the Thirteenth Amendment Resolution -- 14. The End of the Beginning: Abraham Lincoln and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments -- 15. Picturing Freedom: The Thirteenth Amendment in the Graphic Arts -- Contributors -- Index -- The Lincoln Museum -- Back Cover.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780809327645
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780809327645
Language:
English
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1354503
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