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Lincoln library in Springfield, Ill., displays signed Emancipation Proclamation
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...
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Springfield's Lincoln museum to display signed copy of Emancipation Proclamation
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...
Juneteenth started with handbills proclaiming freedom. Here's what they said
The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...
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Original copy of order freeing Texas slaves on display starting Juneteenth
The handbill that informed slaves in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President ...