Martin, Michael, 1948-

Emancipation Proclamation : hope of freedom for the slaves by Michael J. Martin. - Mankato, Minn. : Bridgestone Books, c2003. - 48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. - Let freedom ring .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

Explores the events leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which freed most slaves, and its effects on the course of the Civil War.

073681339X

2001008434


Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Juvenile literature.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.


United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation --Juvenile literature.


Emancipation Proclamation.


Slaves--Emancipation--United States--Juvenile literature.
Slavery--History.
African Americans--History.


United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

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