{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation Part Six: The Last Best Hope on Earth","description":"In this final part of our six part episode on Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, we review exactly how Lincoln made his decision--one that was forced upon him by circumstance, and the unwavering insistance of millions of Americans that slavery be abolished, forever. Audio Clips:  Martin Luther King, Jr., excerpt from the \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d speech (1963): https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs  Musical Clips:  \u201cLet Jesus Lead You,\u201d The Jubilee Gospel Team (date unknown): https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Pqx8bkCkL8 \u201cI Be So Happy When The Sun Goes Down,\u201d Ed Lewis: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C-zlSq4mWiE \u201cWhen Johnny Comes Marching Home,\u201d Henry Burr (1911): https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-KQHU3wJq4o \u201cRock My Soul,\u201d The Heavenly Gospel Singers (1936?): https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VSkkeceOtFg \u201cWe\u2019re Coming, Father Abraam\u201d (date unknown): https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rS5fDOiQJA0 \u201cCC Rider Blues,\u201d Ma Rainey (1924):&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=trtxZgF3Dns \u201cBattle Cry of Freedom,\u201d Vic Bondi (2022):  https:\/\/vicbondi.bandcamp.com\/track\/battle-cry-of-freedom   Bibliography:  Hans L. Trefousse, Lincoln\u2019s Decision for Emancipation (Lippincott, 1975) C.Vann Woodward,  The Strange Career of Jim Crow (1955; Oxford, 2001)   Eric Foner, Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution - 1863-1877 (1989; Harper, 2014)&amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"Executive Decision","author_url":"http:\/\/executivedecision.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/25426095\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/143132835"}