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Annotated Bibliography

Period 6th

Primary Sources:
Websites:

Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation Civil War Trust

N.p., n.p. September 22, 1862. Online.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/emancipation.html
This is a document on Civil War Trust from 1862, illustrating the original plan for
Abraham Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation. It also describes several granted
freedoms to the slaves in the Confederate States and provides quotations that proved
useful in our research.
Abraham Lincoln. A House Divided Civil War Trust. N.p., n.p. June 16, 1885. Online.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/the-house-divided-speech.html
This online speech on Civil War Trust from 1885, quotes Abraham Lincolns speech on
"House Divided" receiving the Illinois Republican Party's nomination for a seat in the
United States Senate in 1858. The speech states, Lincoln would face off against
Democrat Stephen Douglas in a series of highly publicized debates about national issues,
most importantly the institution of slavery that was helpful in our website.
Abraham Lincoln. The Gettysburg Address Civil War Trust. N.p., n.p. November 19,
1863. Online. http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/gettysburgaddress.html
Following the Battle of Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address
during the dedication of the cemetery for Union soldiers who fought and died in the
battle. In the address, Lincoln expressed the great need for Americans to remember the
sacrifice made by these soldiers proven to help create one of our website pages on,
Abolishing Slavery & Leading the Civil War.

 Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincolns Second Inaugural Address Civil War Trust.
N.p., n.p. March 4, 1865. Online.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/lincolninaugural2.html
In Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, it promised a vast national future on
a month before his assassination and the end of the American Civil War. The following is
a transcription of his original draft of his remarks--the edits reflect the changes made by
Secretary of State William Seward. After the brief but remarkable speech, we learned
more about what Lincoln vision is meant for the war, for the republic, and for
emancipation that was useful for our website page on Abolishing Slavery & Leading the
Civil War.

Secondary Sources:
Books:
Karen Judson. United States Presidents; Abraham Lincoln. Enslow Publishers, Inc.,
1941. Print.
It was helpful to read this book to understand the intensity of the Civil War and about the
impact that Abraham Lincoln accomplished of abolishing slavery and ending the Civil
War, politically, and economically.
Allen C. Guelzo. Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President. W.B. Eerdmans Publishing
Company, 1999. Print.
When we were narrowing down our topic, we used this book to gain background
information the Civil War. It talked about how Abraham Lincoln lead, the Emancipation
Proclamation, and how Abraham Lincoln planned to colonize free blacks outside of the
United States.
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Donald Yacovone. Lincoln on Race and Slavery. Princeton
University Press, Jan 22, 2009. Print.
This book gave us in depth information about his struggles with conflicting aims and
ideas--a hatred of slavery and a belief in the political equality of all men, but also antiblack prejudices and a determination to preserve the Union even at the cost of preserving
slavery.

 Michael Burlingame. Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1843-1849: A Win in Congress and a

Battle Against Slavery. Gildan Media Corp., July 16. 2009
This book describes how Lincoln fought for a seat in Congress against two other Whig
candidates and the battles for the Whig Party opinion that slavery should not spread to
free territories and should be abolished where it exists.