ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Slaves Freed, by Stephen Oates
Guiding Questions
What was the relationship between secession and the freeing of the slaves?
Question Focus Examples For Task 24: Slavery would have continued if only the South did not secede.
The Statue of the Freed Slave
Teacher-to-Teacher
Sometimes, politicians do the right thing for the wrong reason. And many times, the details and examples that lead to historic decisions are often overlooked or ignored. “The Slaves Freed” provides background into Lincoln’s thought processes leading up to the Emancipation Proclamation. The primary sources provide the perspectives of Northern and Southern politicians. The map provides an overview of the union in 1864, and the political cartoons provide commentary regarding attitudes political leaders.
Literature Connection: Freedom by William AuSafire, Beloved by Toni Morrison
- The Slaves Freed (December 1980 | Volume: 32, Issue: 1) articles_ah
- First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln historical_documents
- Jefferson Davis' Farewell Address historical_documents
- The "Secession Movement" historical_images
- Bacon and Company, Map of the United States, showing the territory in possession of the Federal Union, January, 1864 historical_images
- [Jefferson Davis dressed in women's clothing being captured in a tent by two Union soldiers as two women and an African American man look on] / Francis Hacker. historical_images
- "The Freedman's Bureau" historical_images