The Main Reason Abraham Lincoln Signed the Emancipation Proclamation? To Win the War
Douglass’ plan worked: Although at the time Lincoln couldn’t “conceive of the United States as a biracial society,” as Foner points out, “his views will begin to move forward very dramatically.”
Foner adds: “The Emancipation Proclamation is issued as a military order. It’s to help win the war.”
The painting above depicts the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first all-Black Union regiment, fighting for their country and freedom.
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