Emancipation Proclamation Thesis
What is the Emancipation Proclamation? Who signed it? When was it signed? Who were the beneficiaries or rather who did it affect? Where was it signed? What was its significance in American history and the history of Black Education?
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863, and it was signed by Abraham Lincoln. The proclamation was signed in the White House in Washington D.C. in what John Hope Franklin describes as in the presence of a few friends, no effort was made for a large ceremony. What is more interesting is what comes next in the actual moment of signing Lincoln “took up the pen to sign the paper, his hand shook so violently that he could not write.” However, later reminiscing on the moment that earned him quite a reputation Lincoln says: "I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right than I do in signing this paper." This comment seems really out of place for someone who’s hand was shaking so violently …show more content…
The only slaves that were eligible for freedom under the proclamation were slaves who were enslaved in states that had seceded from the nation. To be specific slaves from these states were now free “Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the Parishes of St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the City of New Orleans) Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth.” However, slaves in northern states or states that were Southern but had not seceded were not free. They would not gain their freedom until the 13th amendment was passed by congress in January of
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863, and it was signed by Abraham Lincoln. The proclamation was signed in the White House in Washington D.C. in what John Hope Franklin describes as in the presence of a few friends, no effort was made for a large ceremony. What is more interesting is what comes next in the actual moment of signing Lincoln “took up the pen to sign the paper, his hand shook so violently that he could not write.” However, later reminiscing on the moment that earned him quite a reputation Lincoln says: "I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right than I do in signing this paper." This comment seems really out of place for someone who’s hand was shaking so violently …show more content…
The only slaves that were eligible for freedom under the proclamation were slaves who were enslaved in states that had seceded from the nation. To be specific slaves from these states were now free “Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the Parishes of St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the City of New Orleans) Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth.” However, slaves in northern states or states that were Southern but had not seceded were not free. They would not gain their freedom until the 13th amendment was passed by congress in January of