Lincoln on Slavery and Race

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POA 26 - read and answer questions

Activity 1: Cooperative Class Discussion — Abraham Lincoln’s Correspondence

Group 1 : Letter from Abraham Lincoln to George Robertson, Aug. 15, 1855

Group 2 : Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Joshua Speed, Aug. 24, 1855

Group 3:Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Henry L. Pierce and others, April 6, 1859

Group 4: Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Horace Greeley, Aug. 22, 1862

Group 5: Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Albert Hodges, April 4, 1864

Activity Two: DBQ — One Man’s Stand on Slavery and Race

Declaration to the Illinois General Assembly on March 3, 1837

House Divided Speech, June 16, 1858

Lincoln-Douglas debates, Quincy, 1858

Lincoln-Douglas debates, Springfield, 1858

First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861

Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863

Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865

Essay: To what extent did the Emancipation Proclamation reflect a change in Lincoln’s position on slavery between 1830 and 1863?