Of all the documents in American history, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation ranks among the most important. It began the process of freeing four million Americans from slavery and led to constitutional amendments that ensure equal protections for all Americans.
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call number/section: 973.7
subjects: lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, juvenile literature, united states, president (1861-1865 : lincoln), emancipation proclamation, juvenile literature, congress, constitution, slaves, emancipation, united states, juvenile literature, abolitionists, slave trade, united states, politics and government, 1861-1865, juvenile literature