U.S. President Abraham Lincoln‘s Emancipation Proclamation has not only stirred feelings North and South, but also across the Atlantic Ocean. England, having outlawed slavery decades ago, harbors enough interest in the matter that at least one meeting is convened to discuss the proclamation, as is reported in today’s New York Times. Next week, a few…
Less than a month after the enactment of his Emancipation Proclamation, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln yet struggles with the question of how to accommodate black freedmen in a white-centric nation. Seemingly contrary to actions already underway and designed to assimilate freedmen into American society, Lincoln maintains an interest in the work of the American Colonization…
In the North, today’s edition of Harper’s Weekly features a celebrative illustration of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln‘s Emancipation Proclamation, drawn by Thomas Nast. A family of former slaves is pictured in the center, with a portrait of Lincoln hanging on the wall. The past is illustrated to the left, and a hopeful future is envisioned…