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Freedom national, the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865, James Oakes

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Freedom national, the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865, James Oakes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Freedom national

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

783162639

Responsibility statement

James Oakes

Sub title

the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865

Summary

Traces the history of emancipation and its impact on the Civil War, discussing how Lincoln and the Republicans fought primarily for freeing slaves throughout the war, not just as a secondary objective in an effort to restore the country

Table Of Contents

"Ultimate extinction" -- "Disunion is abolition" -- "Fulfillment of the prophecies" -- August 8, 1861 : emancipation begins -- The Border States -- "Self-emancipation" -- "By the act of Congress they are clearly free" -- "A cordon of freedom" -- The "preliminary" proclamation -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- "The system yet lives" -- "Our fathers were mistaken" -- Was freedom enough?

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Destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865

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