The Emancipation Proclamation

From Today's Historic Sites

Historians from sites related to the Emancipation Proclamation provide a unique insight. Read their articles and view their videos.

Lincoln's Cottage and the Emancipation Proclamation

• Lincoln spent much of his time writing the Emancipation Proclamation while at the out-of-the-way cottage. Learn about his experience writing there from the experts at President Lincoln's Cottage.

The Road to Emancipation: An Evolving Nation

• Emancipation was not a quick action, learn about the evolution of emancipation with Hari Jones, the curator at the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum.

William H. Seward and the Emancipation Proclamation

• Find out from The Seward House Historical Museum how Secretary of State, William H. Seward worked with President Lincoln to develop and release the Emancipation Proclamation.

"I Would Save the Union"

• Abraham Lincoln, Horace Greeley and the Emancipation Proclamation. Learn about Horace Greeley's public message to Lincoln and Lincoln's equally public response.

Videos

Check out these historian videos to learn more about the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War

The Road to Emancipation	A Family in Mourning	Contraband	Drafting the Proclamation
Reactions to the Proclamation	African Americans and the Early War Effort	Horace Greeley & the Emancipation Proclamation