Tag: Emanicipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation: My Dear Wife
Today’s blog post comes from National Archives social media intern Anna Fitzpatrick. During the Civil War, the government moved slowly but steadily from an affirmation of the Constitutional protection of slavery to its complete abolition with the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment. This change was in part forced on the Federal government by the [...]
Posted by Hilary on December 17, 2012, under - Civil Rights, - Civil War.
Tags: eBook, Emanicipation Proclamation, iPad, letters, slavery, The Meaning and Making of Emancipation
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Facial Hair Friday: By Request
At least three colleagues here at the National Archives and one commenter have mentioned Horace Greeley as a candidate for the spotlight here at Facial Hair Friday. And upon looking him up and letting out a strangled gasp, I had to agree that his facial hair is indeed worthy of a blog post. I’m not sure that [...]
Posted by Hilary on November 5, 2010, under - Civil War, Facial Hair Fridays.
Tags: civil war, discovering the civil war, Emanicipation Proclamation, Horace Greeley, neard, neck beard, Pieces of History, Presidential candidate, prologue blog, strange facts, things you didnt know about civil war, us history, weird but true
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