News of the Emancipation Proclamation spreads throughout the country and does not quite get the reception that Abraham Lincoln had hoped for.
Category: Slavery
The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issues his decree stating “that all persons held as slaves” within rebellious areas “are, and henceforward shall be free” if those areas do not submit to Federal authority by January 1.
Calling Upon Him to Keep His Word
Following the Federal victory at the Battle of Antietam, Abraham Lincoln decides to follow through with a promise he had made to himself.
Lincoln Ponders Colonization and Emancipation
Abraham Lincoln approves a contract to deport slaves to Central America as pressure increases for him to order emancipation.
The Prayer of Twenty Millions
Horace Greeley publishes an editorial in his influential New York Tribune that prompts a rare public response from President Abraham Lincoln.
You and We are Different Races
Abraham Lincoln hosts a conference of black men at the White House, where he reiterates his desire that they voluntarily leave America.