Senin, 07 Agustus 2017

Declaration of Freedom

As we approach the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, 11 thoughtful voices explain why it still matters to all of us. At the height of the Civil War, on January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued an executive order that still echoes today. He declared “that all persons held as slaves” in Rebel …

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