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- Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Nathan Sargent, 1859 - This 1859 letter to Nathan Sargent, a fellow member of the emerging Republican Party, lays out Abraham Lincoln's rapidly crystallizing views on the question of extending slavery to new states. Lincoln foresees a proposed moderation in the Republican platform--allowing the spread of slavery unhindered--as working against the Party's chances in the North in the upcoming 1860 presidential election.
- June 23, 1859
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Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Nathan Sargent, 1859
This 1859 letter to Nathan Sargent, a fellow member of the emerging Republican Party, lays out Abraham Lincoln's rapidly crystallizing views on the question of extending slavery to new states. Lincoln foresees a proposed moderation in the Republican platform--allowing the spread of slavery unhindered--as working against the Party's chances in the North in the upcoming 1860 presidential election.
- My Bondage and Freedom, 1855 -
- 1817-1855
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My Bondage and Freedom, 1855
- Photomontage Showing President Lincoln with Congressional Supporters of the Proposed Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment, 1865 - The Emancipation Proclamation only declared freedom to slaves in rebel states. So in 1864, President Lincoln drafted a U.S. Constitutional Amendment to legally abolish slavery forever. Congress approved this Thirteenth Amendment January 31, 1865, but it took 10 months before the necessary states ratified it so it would become law. Unfortunately, President Lincoln did not live to see that happen.
- 1865
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Photomontage Showing President Lincoln with Congressional Supporters of the Proposed Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment, 1865
The Emancipation Proclamation only declared freedom to slaves in rebel states. So in 1864, President Lincoln drafted a U.S. Constitutional Amendment to legally abolish slavery forever. Congress approved this Thirteenth Amendment January 31, 1865, but it took 10 months before the necessary states ratified it so it would become law. Unfortunately, President Lincoln did not live to see that happen.
- Ticket to "Anti-Slavery Bazaar," 1854-1855 - Beginning in the 1830s, some people began to speak out against slavery. Most of these "abolitionists" were white Northerners who had never actually come in contact with enslaved people. The American Anti-Slavery Society hosted annual Anti-Slavery Bazaars -- large fundraising fairs to raise money for abolitionist activities. This Bazaar was held in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1854-1855
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Ticket to "Anti-Slavery Bazaar," 1854-1855
Beginning in the 1830s, some people began to speak out against slavery. Most of these "abolitionists" were white Northerners who had never actually come in contact with enslaved people. The American Anti-Slavery Society hosted annual Anti-Slavery Bazaars -- large fundraising fairs to raise money for abolitionist activities. This Bazaar was held in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Theatrical Play Poster, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," circa 1906-1908 -
- circa 1906-1908
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Theatrical Play Poster, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," circa 1906-1908
- Engraving, "The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet" 1866 - Following the American Civil War, this engraving commemorated a crucial event and became popular for classroom display across the country. On July 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln first read the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet officers. Publicly announced by Lincoln in September 1862 to become law on January 1, 1863, it was the essential first legal step in eliminating slavery.
- 1862
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Engraving, "The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet" 1866
Following the American Civil War, this engraving commemorated a crucial event and became popular for classroom display across the country. On July 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln first read the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet officers. Publicly announced by Lincoln in September 1862 to become law on January 1, 1863, it was the essential first legal step in eliminating slavery.