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by Eric Foner onNovember 11, 2010
In his latest book, renowned historian Eric Foner explains how the Great Emancipator decided to avoid a legal challenge by making his bold act a military order. But that also left 800,000 blacks in chattel slavery.
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by Afi-Odelia Scruggs onDecember 19, 2008
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