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January 1 – Emancipation Proclamation
by Darren Cole on January 1, 2011
Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863 (ARC ID 299998); Presidential Proclamations, 1791-1991; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives. Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=299998
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, announcing, “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious areas “are, and henceforward shall be free.”
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Cyrus Toll April 26, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Can you tell me please on what kind of material the Emancipation Proclamation is written.