Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Emancipation Proclamation: 150th Anniversary

January 1, 2013: The 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Click on this 1863 artwork to enlarge
Slides 1-5: The Brutal Degradation of Slavery
Slides 6-8: Rebellion and The Underground RR
Slides 9-11: Emancipation & Victory
Slide 12: The 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments
 
As all of my students now realize...The Emancipation Proclamation was not a perfect document.  It "freed" slaves in only certain areas of the country and left millions of African-Americans still in bondage to slavery.  It is probably best analyzed by the words of Frederick Douglass...
"although motivated by military necessity...it marked the beginning of the end of slavery...a moral bombshell to the Confederacy...worth more than 100,000 muskets..."
 
Emancipation Proclamation Video (2:39)
 
"The Day of Jubilee"
January 1, 1863

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  1. UnknownJanuary 14, 2013 at 7:57 PM

    i really enjoyed the short Youtube clip, very funny and i love Stanley Roper. If there is a symbolic meaning from this video about people not knowing about the Emancipation Proclamation or the truth about it then i agree.
    -Taylore L.

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