Black History : On this day, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation changes history

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

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In the Spirit of Sankofa,


On this day, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation changes history

NCC Staff
National Constitution Center

https://www.yahoo.com/news/day-lincolns-emancipation-proclamation-changes-history-103000737.html

 

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

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Remember, rekindle the spirit of Emancipation Proclamation
BY JESSE JACKSON
January 1, 2018

... The emancipation did not end slavery in the United States. It applied only to the states still in rebellion, exempting the slave owning border states such as Maryland, Missouri and Kentucky that still had slaves. Lincoln was desperate to keep the border states from joining the South ...

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