Begins with MS PAN of men sitting around a table, another man puts paperwork in front of them, Lincoln at front of table reading from a book, he sets it down and addresses the men. Cuts to MCU of a man at a table looking worried, his arms are crossed. Cuts to MCU of Lincoln speaking. Cuts to MS of a man at a desk writing. Cuts to MCU of Lincoln speaking. Cuts to MS of Lincoln speaking, PAN to men at the table listening. Dissolves to CU of a paper, presumably the Emancipation Proclamation.