Ep. 4- The Civil War: 160 Years Later

Episode Host

Georgia Southern University

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Georgia Southern Marketing and Communications

Produced by- Secondary College

College of Education

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Description

In Sept. 1862, President Abraham Lincoln changed the course of American history by announcing that enslaved people would soon be free. Commonly referred to as the ‘preliminary’ Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln’s action that day was emboldened by a Union victory at the Battle of Antietam only days earlier. It is considered the bloodiest battle in American history after nearly 23,000 men lost their lives in a single day.

Ben Parten, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of history at Georgia Southern University who specializes in 19th century politics, abolition, civil war, reconstruction and the slave trade. He recently earned a doctorate at Yale University, and returned to his home state of Georgia. He discusses the importance of these two events that occurred 160 years ago. Find the written article here.

Length of Episode

12 minutes 57 seconds

Date of Episode

9-28-2022

File Format

.mp3

Keywords

Georgia Southern University, Eagle Eye View, Podcast

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Recommended Citation

Georgia Southern University, "Ep. 4- The Civil War: 160 Years Later" (2022). Eagle Eye View Podcast. 1.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/eagle-eye-view-podcast/1