Frederick Douglass

Did Lincoln Free The Slaves? (A Module on the Emancipation Proclamation & the 13th Amendment)

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U.S. History
6, 7, 8
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Frederick Douglass referred to the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation as a date greater than even that of July 4, 1776. However, Secretary of State, William Seward referred to it as nothing more than a “puff of wind.” So what does the Emancipation Proclamation really say?

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Student Work Rubric - Informational or Explanatory Task - Grades 6-8 abraham lincoln constitution Emancipation Proclamation Frederick Douglass 13th amendment slavery Presidents