- Wikipedia: Emancipation Proclamation
Includes description, text of the document, as well as links to related articles.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
- Emancipation Proclamation: January 1, 1863
Text of Abraham Lincoln's executive declaration pronouncing that all persons held as slaves in areas in rebellion against the United States would henceforth be free.
www.nps.gov/ncro/anti/emancipation.html
- Lincoln Papers: Emancipation Proclamation
Provides introduction, timeline, and images, including Lincoln's first draft of the document. From the Library of Congress.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/almintr.html
- Emancipation Proclamation: An Act of Justice
Essay by John Hope Franklin providing context for Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, how it was received in the North and the South, and its legacy.
www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1993/summer/emancipation-proclamatio...
- Emancipation Proclamation, The
From the National Archives. Features background, transcript, and images of the original document.
www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation
- Examining the Emancipation Proclamation
Lesson plan designed to help students analyze the text of the Emancipation Proclamation to understand the Abraham Lincoln's intent and the context in which it was written.
www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/5/unit/act7.1.html
- Resolution of the Illinois Legislature in Opposition to the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863
Text from the Illinois State Register, January 7, 1863.
edale1.home.mindspring.com/Resolution%20of%20the%20Illinois%20Legislature%2...
- Virtual Visit: The Emancipation Proclamation
Explains why Lincoln issued the proclamation and provides images of his handwritten Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. From the New York State Library.
www.nysl.nysed.gov/library/features/ep
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