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Write an essay that connects the thoughts that President Obama shared with the nation in his 2013 Inaugural Address opens in a new window with the primary source documents from Voices of Freedom and Foner Online.
Focus the essay around these questions:
In what ways did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution initiate a “more perfect union”?
How is the nation more united in 2016 than it was in 1865?
How is the nation more divided today than at the end of the Civil War?
Please end with a reflection on what you think could be done to realize the vision that Obama evokes in his inaugural address.