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Course: Constitution 101 Sandbox > Unit 5
Lesson 4: 7.4: The Civil War and Emancipation- What is the constitutional legacy of the Civil War?
- Info Brief: The Civil War and Emancipation
- What were the debates over President Lincoln’s use of presidential power during the Civil War?
- The Emancipation Proclamation: A Clip From FOURTEEN
- Primary Source: Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
- What's the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?
- Why is President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address important?
- Primary Source: Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address (1863)
- Primary Source: Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural (1865)
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The Emancipation Proclamation: A Clip From FOURTEEN
Google ClassroomIn this clip from FOURTEEN, a performer embodying President Lincoln reads an excerpt of the Emancipation Proclamation. Another performer reads an 1864 letter written by Annie Davis, an enslaved woman who, upon hearing of the proclamation, seeks President Lincoln’s guidance on if she can freely travel to visit her family.
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