January, Brendan.

The Emancipation Proclamation / [by] Brendan January. - New York : Children's Press, 1997. - 30 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map, ports. ; 25 cm. - Cornerstones of freedom .

Includes index.

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Tells the story of the document which led eventually to the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment and relates the role of President Lincoln in freeing the slaves.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.


Slavery.
Slavery--United States.
Emancipation proclamation.
African American History
Civil War--United States


United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

E453 / .J36 1997

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