Emancipation Proclamation: Pocket-sized Hardcover
Emancipation Proclamation: Pocket-sized Hardcover
Emancipation Proclamation: Pocket-sized Hardcover
Emancipation Proclamation: Pocket-sized Hardcover
Emancipation Proclamation: Pocket-sized Hardcover
Emancipation Proclamation: Pocket-sized Hardcover

Emancipation Proclamation: Pocket-sized Hardcover

  • Made in the U.S.A.
  • Hardcover: pocket-size
  • 6 3/4 X 4 1/4 X 3/8 inches
  • This hardcover publication contains the draft, preliminary, and final versions of Abraham Lincoln's January 1, 1863 Executive Order—the Emancipation Proclamation.

    President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War, formally proclaiming the freedom of all slaves held in areas still in revolt. The Proclamation invited black men to join the Union Army and Navy, resulting in the enlistment of approximately 200,000 freed slaves and free black people before the war's end.

  • Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery in the nation, it placed the issue squarely on top of the wartime agenda. It added moral force to the Union's cause and was a significant milestone leading to the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in 1865, formally outlawing slavery throughout the nation. The Emancipation Proclamation linked the preservation of American constitutional government to the end of slavery. It has become one of our country's most treasured documents.

    The original handwritten Emancipation Proclamation is preserved, protected and held in trust by the National Archives.

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WJJN
Good read

Good refresher on a historic document.

Excellent! Thank you very much!

M
MSinLA
Happy Juneteenth!

I am writing this review on Juneteenth! This is an important document, and it is interesting to read Lincoln's other documents leading up to it, which are included in this small but mighty book.

Thank you! We love this!

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Jean-Paul
Nicely Done Presentation of This Monumental Act

To see these noble words presented in such a professional , rich looking book is an outstanding volume to own.

D
David
Emancipation Proclamation

Compact and legible easy to read print.

D
David
Emancipation Proclamation

Compact and legible easy to read print.