Disciplinary Relationships Summative Assessment Presentation 9-16-24.pptx

Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, Presentation
For my multimedia presentation, I selected the Emancipation Proclamation, one of the most important documents in American history. Signed on January 1, 1863, during the Civil War, the Proclamation asserted that all enslaved people in the Confederate states were to be freed. But what most people do not know—what many history textbooks get wrong—is that the Emancipation Proclamation was not a real "freedom document." Why? Because at the time it was signed, there were actually no enslaved people in the Union that Lincoln could free.
I chose history and philosophy as the two disciplines to examine this event. From a historical perspective, I will investigate the Proclamation's immediate and far-reaching impacts on American society, its political life, and the war itself. From a philosophical point of view, I will discuss the ethical dimensions of Lincoln's momentous decision, using as my basic framework the important concepts of freedom, justice, and human rights.

1. Disciplinary Relationships Summative Assessment Jacob Kerl University of Massachusetts Global HUMC 110: Disciplinary Relationships Dr. Deborah Zipnick September 20th, 2024   Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation

2. The Cultural and Ethical Significance of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis

3. Introduction Overview of the Emancipation Proclamation. Importance during the Civil War. Disciplines: History and Philosophy.

4. Historical Context Background of the Civil War. The Proclamation’s political and military goals. Affects on enslaved individuals and the Union Army. (Abraham Lincoln and the Battles of the Civil War : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive, 2014)

5. The Emancipation Proclamation

6. Immediate Effects Immediate change in the war. Enslaved people could join the Union Army. Shift in focus from just preserving the Union to abolishing slavery .

7. Long-term Effects Impact on the 13th Amendment. Effects on the abolitionist movement and civil rights.

8. Philosophical Perspective Ethical considerations: Was the Proclamation motivated by moral concerns or strategic decisions? Lincoln’s utilitarian approach: balance between preserving the Union and ending slavery.

9. Justice and Limitations

10. Cultural and Moral Influence How the Proclamation influenced American views on slavery. Its role in shaping future civil rights movements.

11. Relevance Today Ongoing influence on discussions about freedom and justice. Importance in modern civil rights movements.

12. Conclusion Summarize the Proclamation’s historical and philosophical impact. Final reflection on its ongoing relevance.

13. References Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. (2014). Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/abrahamlincolnba02newy/page/112/mode/1up?view=theater Berlin, I. (2014). ‘Two Concepts of Liberty'. In Reading Political Philosophy (pp. 231-237). Routledge. Biography. (2012, November 14). Abraham Lincoln: The Emancipation Proclamation | Biography. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh3-9R7Q0OE&list=PPSV Blight, D. W. (2020). Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom. In Google Books. Simon and Schuster. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ylTDDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP13&dq=Blight ‌Foner, E. (2011). The fiery trial: Abraham Lincoln and American slavery. WW Norton & Company.

14. References Continued Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. (2024). Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=fT7v1zHHvAQC&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Guelzo ‌McPherson, J. M. (2003). Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. In  Google Books . Oxford University Press. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=QlX1AgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR13&dq=McPherson ‌Mill, J. S. (2016). Utilitarianism. In Seven masterpieces of philosophy (pp. 329-375). Routledge. Rawls, J. (2017). A theory of justice. In Applied ethics  (pp. 21-29). Routledge.