Abraham Lincoln signs a joint congressional resolution pledging Federal compensation to states that voluntarily implement programs to free slaves.
Tag: Compensated Emancipation
Introducing Compensated Emancipation
Abraham Lincoln submits a message asking Congress to consider a plan of gradual, compensated slave emancipation.
Compensated Emancipation and the Hampton Roads Fallout
February 10, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln unveiled a new plan for slave emancipation, and members of Congress demanded to know what happened at Hampton Roads.