1. Freedom Define Freedom

2. Emancipation
-The definition of freedom was still unclear for the South.
-Even though slaves were free, they still ended up enslaved.
-One slave from North Carolina estimated he had celebrated freedom around 12 times, which shows the incessant cycle of slavery.
-There was a variety of reactions to the emancipation, showing how complicated it is to make everyone happy.
-A group of Virginia slaves laid twenty lashes on the back of their former master, showing him the pain and experience of life under his rule. These newly emancipated slaves did this by joining the Union troops.

3. Life of the Newly Freed Slaves
-Eventually, the masters were required to recognize the slaves permanent freedom.
-Many African Americans were suspicious and unsure when they first heard the permanent news, as previously it had never fully been enforced.
-Soon after, they officially celebrated. The freed slaves took on new names, and explored their newly acquired rights. They demanded for whites to formally address them as Mr. or Mrs.
-The south started to realize the realities of life without their slaves.
-Overall, the emancipation strengthened African American families as they could be reconnected with others, get married, and start a new life with new opportunities. However, freedom was a brand new concept for them

4. Influence of Church
Around 25,000 African Americans migrated to Kansas from Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi
Steamboat captains declined when the African Americans asked to transport more migrants across the Mississippi River
Church became a very powerful component of the newly emancipated lives’ as they formed their own churches filled with all their own.
The 150,000 member black Baptist Church of 1850 increased to 500,000 within 20 years. In the first decade after the emancipation the African Methodist Episcopal Church quadrupled from 100,000 to 400,000.
This is so significant as it helped the former slaves protect their newly won freedom.

5. Source

6. OCPVL
Origin: The emancipation proclamation is a document written by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, after the battle at Antietam, declaring freedom for slaves as of January 1, 1863
Content: The document was written to free slaves, but it did not completely end slavery; the point of view is third person
Purpose: The document was written declaring all slaves freedom in rebellious states
Values: This document is important for research because it impacted the freedom of slaves for the future
Limitations:

7. FATPB Format: This document is a primary source
Author: The author of the emancipation proclamation is Abraham Lincoln
Time: The document was written on September 22, 1862, but it was enforced on January 1, 1863
Place: France
Background: The document made large changes to the world by freeing slaves; although, it did not completely end slavery

8. Group Questions
Reflect on the influence and effects of church for the freed slaves
2. Explain difficulties of the freed slaves new life