Through examination of the original Emancipation Proclamation, related writings of Lincoln as well as little known first person accounts of African Americans during the war, students can return to this "first step" toward the end of slavery in the United States and explore the obstacles and alternatives we faced in making the journey toward "a more perfect Union."
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