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Author:
Carey, Charles W.
Title:
The Emancipation Proclamation / by Charles W. Carey, Jr.
Publisher:
The Child's World,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Juvenile literature.
United States.--President (1861-1865 : Lincoln).--Emancipation Proclamation--Juvenile literature.
Slaves--Emancipation--United States--Juvenile literature.
United States.--President (1861-1865 : Lincoln).--Emancipation Proclamation.
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865.
Slaves--Emancipation--United States.
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
Juvenile works.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Did Lincoln free the slaves? -- The president changes his mind -- A presidential order -- What was accomplished? -- Think about it -- Time line.
Summary:
"The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared all Confederate slaves to be free. Because the order only applied to Southern states that the Union did not control, few slaves benefited immediately. Learn more about this historic document that served as a key turning point in the U.S. Civil War and in the movement to abolish slavery"--provided by publisher.
Series:
The Black American journey
ISBN:
1503853683
9781503853683
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1183421397
Locations:
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

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