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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Emancipation Proclamation: Freedom's First Steps

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By reading and studying a variety of written resources--the Emancipation Proclamation and newspaper archives--high school students explore the steps Lincoln took towards emancipating the slaves and freed slaves' reaction to the...
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Website
US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: About the Emancipation Proclamation

For Students 6th - 8th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a history of the Emancipation Proclamation. Links to related sites are available.