Do you think Abraham Lincoln was truly deserving of the title the
"Great Emancipator"?
Assignment: Read over the documents included throughout this site in order to thoroughly answer the DBQ question. You will have various opportunities on how you would like to showcase your findings.
Your analysis and argument might take the form of a Prezi presentations, an annotation through Genisus.com, a Youtube, Vimeo, or VoiceThread video, a Storify presentation, a blog post on Quora, among other options. You may also wish to use a variety of these multi-media tools in combination with one another in order to complete your final project. The more creative you are the more interesting and engaging your project will be! |
This lithograph shows Lincoln as the "Great Emancipator" who freed the slaves by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.
J. WAESHLE, PHILADELPHIA, PA |
Getting Started |
Take a look at at a few of the secondary sources below before you get started on your document analysis investigation. These sources should serve as a launching point to whether or not you believe President Lincoln was deserving of the title the "Great Emancipator." These documents also offer great historical insight and original thinking into a lot of the documents you will be exploring.
Eric Foner: "The Emancipation of Abe Lincoln" James Oakes: "Forever Free" |