Lincoln and Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Thirteenth Amendment

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Copyright © 2007 by the Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 10 09 08 07 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lincoln and freedom : slavery, emancipation, and the Thirteenth Amendment / edited by Harold Holzer and Sara Vaughn Gabbard ; foreword by Joan L. Flinspach. p. cm. “Published in conjunction with the Lincoln Museum.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-2764-5 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8093-2764-3 (alk. paper) 1. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809–1865—Political and social views. 2. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809–1865—Relations with African Americans. 3. Slaves—Emancipation—United States. 4. United States. President (1861–1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation. 5. United States. Constitution. 13th Amendment—History. 6. United States—Politics and government—1861–1865. I. Holzer, Harold. II. Gabbard, Sara Vaughn. III. Lincoln Museum (Fort Wayne, Ind.) E457.2.L815 2007 973.7'14—dc22 2006100373 Frontispiece: Senate copy of the Thirteenth Amendment resolution, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax, and thirty-six of the thirty-eight senators who voted for the resolution. Courtesy of The Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana (Ref. 4600). Printed on recycled paper. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. ' ...