Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
1-31-2013
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
I've been lying to people. OK, not exactly lying, just not telling the whole truth. One of my favorite lines to use when I worked in Washington at the Lincoln Cottage was that the, "most important part of the Emancipation Proclamation came near the end, where it says that black men, the former slaves, can serve in the army and navy, that they can fight for their very own freedom." [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "War Against Slavery Without a Black Soldier in Sight?" (2013). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 66.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/66
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Comments
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public is written by alum and adjunct professor, John Rudy. Each post is his own opinions, musings, discussions, and questions about the Civil War era, public history, historical interpretation, and the future of history. In his own words, it is "a blog talking about how we talk about a war where over 600,000 died, 4 million were freed and a nation forever changed. Meditating on interpretation, both theory and practice, at no charge to you."