The Great Emancipators: How The Civil War Openly Became About Slavery
Our American Stories
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4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Abraham Lincoln is often referred to as "the Great Emancipator"... but that's not the entire truth. Our regular contributor Jon Elfner and Dr. Kate Masur, author of "Until Justice Be Done," tell the rest of the story that begins with three runaway slaves.
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