Emancipation and Reconstruction

<Tab/>The introduction of the book Emancipation and Reconstruction outlined the ideas and concepts in which the book later discusses. It suggested that Abraham Lincoln had already begun two projects before his assassination, which are stated in the title, "the emancipation of the slaves and the reconstruction of the defeated southern states." The introduction also explained the perplexity of the two aforementioned projects and that the outcomes of such involved a great deal of events and depended on numerous individuals that no blame could be focused towards one person alon…