The Emancipation Proclamation

The Documents of Democracy series provides an in-depth study of four principal documents that underlie the American system of government: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Emancipation Proclamation. Each title offers a comprehensive treatment of the particular primary source document, including an analysis of the text and its historical context. Readers learn about the politics of the time and the debates and discussions that led to the drafting of the document. the effects each document had—and continues to have—on our laws, politics, and society are examined as well. Each title includes a full transcription of the document under discussion so readers can readily follow the analysis of the text.