Tuesday, December 11

8:00 – 9:00 PM EST

This January marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. While this document is duly revered for placing slavery on the path to its ultimate extinction, it is also steeped in a mythology that often overshadows its actual intentions & effects. Please join Phil Magness as we look at the history of the Emancipation Proclamation, including a revisionary examination of Abraham Lincoln’s actions in the 24 hours preceding its final adoption. He will also discuss this liberty-advancing document in its historical context, while also presenting some of the complications it entailed including the problem of enforceability and its relation to Lincoln’s complex antislavery and racial views.