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Forever Free.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Ken Burns, author.
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Ken Burns's The Civil War ; 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jackson, Thomas Jonathan,.
- Lee, Robert Edward,.
- Lincoln, Abraham,.
- McClellan, George Brinton,.
- Civil War Battles.
- Slavery.
- Civil War (1860-1865).
- Battles.
- Emancipation of slaves.
- Battle of Antietam, MD, September 17, 1862.
- Emancipation Proclamation, U.S., September 22, 1862.
- Peninsular Campaign, VA, March-July, 1862.
- Antietam Creek, MD.
- Virginia.
- Local Subjects:
- Jackson, Thomas Jonathan,.
- Lee, Robert Edward,.
- Lincoln, Abraham,.
- McClellan, George Brinton,.
- Civil War Battles.
- Slavery.
- Civil War (1860-1865).
- Battles.
- Emancipation of slaves.
- Battle of Antietam, MD, September 17, 1862.
- Emancipation Proclamation, U.S., September 22, 1862.
- Peninsular Campaign, VA, March-July, 1862.
- Antietam Creek, MD.
- Virginia.
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Film:Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (76 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 1990.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- This episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War charts the dramatic events that led to Lincoln's decision to set the slaves free. Convinced by July 1862 that emancipation was now morally and militarily crucial to the future of the Union, Lincoln must wait for a victory to issue his proclamation. But as the year wears on there are no Union victories to be had, thanks to the brilliance of Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. The episode comes to a climax in September 1862 with Lee's invasion of Maryland. On the banks of Antietam Creek, the bloodiest day of the war takes place, followed shortly by the brightest: the emancipation of the slaves.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).
- OCLC:
- 677927680
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