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A Mighty Act: The 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

Emancipation

On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Harold Holzer on Lincoln’s actions on that fateful day.

Harold Holzer
Harold Holzer
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Harold Holzer

Harold Holzer

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