- Emancipation Proclamation, The
 - From the National Archives. Features background, transcript, and images of the original document. - Emancipation Proclamation: An Act of Justice
- Essay by John Hope Franklin providing context for Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, how it was received in the North and the South, and its legacy.
- Emancipation Proclamation: January 1, 1863
- Text of Abraham Lincoln's executive declaration pronouncing that all persons held as slaves in areas in rebellion against the United States would henceforth be free.
- Examining the Emancipation Proclamation
- Lesson plan designed to help students analyze the text of the Emancipation Proclamation to understand the Abraham Lincoln's intent and the context in which it was written.
- Lincoln Papers: Emancipation Proclamation
- Provides introduction, timeline, and images, including Lincoln's first draft of the document. From the Library of Congress.
- Resolution of the Illinois Legislature in Opposition to the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863
- Text from the Illinois State Register, January 7, 1863.
- Virtual Visit: The Emancipation Proclamation
- Explains why Lincoln issued the proclamation and provides images of his handwritten Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. From the New York State Library.
- Wikipedia: Emancipation Proclamation
- Includes description, text of the document, as well as links to related articles.
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