LibGuides: American History 1860-1877, Civil War & Reconstruction: Articles

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Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln Sets a Gradual Course for Freeing the Slaves Is President Abraham Lincoln (R, 1861-65) pursuing the right course of action with his January 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, a Civil War (1861-65) decree declaring all slaves free in states rebelling against the U.S. government? Or is he going too far in freeing the slaves, or, on the other hand, not far enough?
Secession of the Southern States Did Southern States Have a Right to Secede? Do the Southern states have the right to withdraw from the Union if they decide that being a part of it is no longer in their best interests? Or would secession and the formation of the Confederate States of America constitute a rebellion?