A Day in the Life of the Civil War
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
A Celebration Of Freedon
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Juneteenth also called Freedom or Emancipation Day, celebrates the day that the abolition of slavery was announced in Texas on June 19 th ...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The Act That Made Them Soldiers
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Passed by the 37 th United States Congress on July 17 th 1862, the Militia Act of 1862 allowed African Americans to become soldiers. ...
Saturday, April 16, 2011
A Compensated Emancipation
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President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill April 16th 1862 that ended slavery in the District of Columbia. Eight and half months before he i...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Limited Freedom
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President Abraham Lincoln held a cabinet meeting on December 30th 1862 at which he gave members a copy of the Draft of the Emancipation Proc...
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