Summary
A parody song on the Emancipation Proclamation -- Lincoln's 1863 order that declared enslaved people in the rebelling states to be free, and reshaped the war. A key turning point.
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Discussion
A parody song on the Emancipation Proclamation -- Lincoln's 1863 order that declared enslaved people in the rebelling states to be free, and reshaped the war.
- What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?
- How did it change the meaning of the war?
- Why is it seen as a turning point in U.S. history?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: emancipation, proclamation, freedom.
Try it: Explain in one sentence what the Emancipation Proclamation did.