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Slavery and the Mexican-American War

Slavery and the Mexican-American War

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Frederick Douglass Writes His Autobiography

Frederick Douglass Writes His Autobiography

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What Was the Dred Scott Decision?

What Was the Dred Scott Decision?

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John Brown Puts His Accusers on Trial

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Lincoln's Uncertain Commitment to Emancipation

Lincoln's Uncertain Commitment to Emancipation

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William Lloyd Garrison, Pacifism, and Abolitionism

William Lloyd Garrison, Pacifism, and Abolitionism

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The Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War

The Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War

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Henry Ford Chapter 1

Henry Ford Chapter 1

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The Ford Assembly Line

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Henry Ford's Experiments with Auto Design

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Interview with Producer Sarah Colt

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The Massachusetts 54th

With the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the war merged with the abolitionist cause. The Proclamation had included an unexpected clause: at last, black men could enlist in the armed services of the United States.

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