On this day in 1862, in the second year of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln told his Cabinet that he planned to issue a proclamation freeing slaves. Lincoln said, however, that he would ...

Lincoln’s plan for ex-slaves For much of his political career, Abraham Lincoln thought that the United States should resettle ex-slaves, not assimilate them. He had plenty of company.

Abraham Lincoln issued the "preliminary" Emancipation Proclamation on this day in history, Sept. 22, 1862, ... (1809-1865) for his Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves, 1863.

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, right? Well, the truth is a bit more complicated than that; actually, the truth is very complicated, leading even usually sober commentators such as the venerable ...

Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America; Allen C. Guelzo; Simon & Schuster: 334 pp., $26 ...

Three days later, on this date in 1862, Lincoln gave his answer. * * * Unbeknownst to Horace Greeley, Lincoln had been considering decisive action on the question of Southern slavery in the summer ...

WASHINGTON — President Abraham Lincoln's initial proclamation to free U.S. Southern slaves, issued 150 years ago this week, is enjoying a public showcase to match its rising profile among historians ...

As expected, your Missouri History Museum’s exquisite exhibit Lee and Grant is sparking the kind of discussion about the iconic generals, the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln and slavery ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves to be free, on Jan. 1, 1863, during the Civil War.

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago this week, has often been criticized by blacks, by radicals and also by mainstream historians who doubt its ...

George Fitzhugh's Sociology for the South, or The Failure of Free Society, published in 1854, "defended and justified slavery in every conceivable way," recalled Lincoln's law partner, William ...

On this day in 1862, in the second year of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln told his Cabinet that he planned to issue a proclamation freeing slaves. Lincoln said, however, that he would ...