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Hunter’s Proclamation
General David Hunter issued his General Orders No. 11, which declared slaves in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina free. Concerned with border states’ loyalty, Lincoln revoked the order ten days later.
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Juneteenth
The Juneteenth holiday was created when news reached Texas that slavery had ended.
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West Virginia entered the Union
West Virginia was admitted into the Union with gradual emancipation provided for in its constitution.
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Second Confiscation Act
Congress passed the Second Confiscation Act, which extended the power of the Union military to free slaves in the Confederacy. The Union military granted freedom to blacks escaping to Union lines and enlisted them in ancillary positions.
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Second meeting of Lincoln and Douglass
In their second meeting, President Lincoln asked Frederick Douglass to lead efforts to free Southern slaves in the event that Lincoln was not re-elected.
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Fremont’s Proclamation
Major General John Charles Fremont issued an unauthorized order for the confiscation and emancipation of slaves; Lincoln later reversed it for fear of alienating “Southern Union friends.”
Glossary Term – Organization
Freedmen’s Bureau
The Freedmen’s Bureau was a federal agency formed in 1865 to assist freed slaves during Reconstruction by providing education and economic adjustment.
Glossary Term – Person
Harriet Tubman
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Excerpts from American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation
Excerpts from American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to EmancipationEdited by James G. Basker
These excerpts were chosen from more than 215 selections by 158 authors in the anthology.