"Bite" of History: "This Delicate and Perplexing Question"-Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation in Civil War Era Kentucky April 17, 2008

Jacob Lee presents a look into Lincoln and the Emanicipation Proclamation in Kentucky during the Civil War.

On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which made the Civil War a fight to end slavery in the United States. In Kentucky, a state Lincoln had worked hard to keep in the Union, public sentiment quickly turned against the President and his administration. This talk will explore how emancipation impacted Kentucky’s support for Lincoln and the Union war effort.

*The "Bite" of History Series is FREE to attend*

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