Feb. 17--"Purging This Land With Blood" II: The Crucible of Civil War

1. The War as Moral Failure
   1. Southern Secession--"States' Rights" as Slaveholders' Rights
   2. Northern Response
      1. A Slaveholders' Union
      2. Federal Authority as the Sole War Aim
2. The War as Opportunity to "Redeem" America
   1. Attacking Slavery as a War Strategy
      1. The "Contraband" System
      2. Slaves as Soldiers
      3. The Slaves-The Union Cause as "Freedom"--Deserting to Union Lines
      4. Making It Official--The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
         1. Initial Impact--No Slaves Freed
         2. Long-Term Impact--The Union Army as an "Army of Liberation"
      5. Framing a New Meaning for America--Abraham Lincoln
         1. The Gettysburg Address (1863)
         2. The Second Inaugural Address (1865)