America: The Story of the USA
This week, we're diving into one of the biggest game-changers in American history: the Emancipation Proclamation.
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared all enslaved people in rebellious states to be free, and while it sounds like a happy ending, the reality is a whole lot more complicated. After all, emancipation and freedom are two very different things.
So what does it actually mean? What were the implications? And what really changed? In this episode, I’m going to find out… what is emancipation?
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Special guest for this episode:
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Highlights from this episode:
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Additional Resources:
Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation by Bennett Parten
Emancipation Proclamation (1863) | National Archives
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