Category Archives: Slavery

The Lincoln Map

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

On Monday, I mentioned some recent historical work that has been done about the painting depicted here–Francis Bicknell Carpenter’s First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln. Historian Susan Schulten of the University of Denver has argued that the … Continue reading →

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Who Freed the Slaves?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

I have uploaded two articles to OWL-Space–one by Ira Berlin and one by James McPherson, and both titled “Who Freed the Slaves?” These articles are assigned readings to be completed by class time on Wednesday, so please make plans to … Continue reading →

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Manning Discussion

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

Next Wednesday we will spend our class time discussing the required book by Chandra Manning: What This Cruel War Was Over. The entire book is required reading. This is a longer reading assignment than we’ve had to this point, but … Continue reading →

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