1863 What was the process that led Abraham Lincoln to decid…
1863 What was the process that led Abraham Lincoln to decide to make the Emancipation Proclamation? That is, should we understand this document as an expression of Lincoln’s deeply held beliefs… or, did he change? If he changed, what made him change? If he believed this all along, why did he wait until 1863? What was the Emancipation Proclamation? What did the proclamation do to end slavery, and what were the limits of its power? What did the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments do to expand on the Emancipation Proclamation? What role did African Americans have in ending slavery and emancipating themselves? * Remember You must write in your own words. Any use of outside sources, especially google or AI chatbots is strictly forbidden. Suspected use of AI on this answer will lead to an automatic zero.