Act of justice : Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the law of war / Burrus M. Carnahan
In his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln declared that as president he would "have no lawful right" to interfere with the institution of slavery. Yet less than two years later, he issued a proclamation intended to free all slaves throughout the Confederate states. When critics chall...
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