I guess Barack Obama complained that the Emancipation Proclamation was "more a military document than a clarion call for justice." To which history and civics teacher Betsy Newmark says, "Well, d'uh."
Being a history teacher, she goes on to explain why Lincoln used his authority as Commander in Chief for that situation.
She recommends the book Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation by Allen Guelzo.
My Rows and Piles of Coins by Tololwa M. Mollel
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Mollel, Tololwa M. My Rows and Piles of Coins. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
Clarion Books, 1999. One of the themes for May in Picture Book Preschool is
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I sometimes wonder, in light of Durbin's idiotic comments, and now Obama's rather silly one, whether we can make a history test a prerequisite for holding public office in this country!
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