"Although some scholars have argued that the [[Emancipation Proclamation|Proclamation ]] had, in fact, no legal effect and freed no [[slaves]], Professor Guelzo argues persuasively that it was and remains the pivotal event of the [[American Civil War|Civil War ]] and the single most important factor in the destruction of slavery." [httphttps://www.amazon.com/Lincolns-Emancipation-Proclamation-Slavery-America/dp/0743221826/ref=sr_1_1/002-6991472-4948010?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182550444&sr=8-1][[Category:Slavery]][[Category:American Civil War]]