Emancipation at 150: Scholar Discusses 150th Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation

On September 22, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.  UI Scholar Bruce Levine discusses the history and legacy of Emancipation as we celebrate its 150th anniversary.  Levine's new book "The Fall of the House of Dixie" analyzes the social transformation of the South during and after the Civil War.