Emancipation Proclamation

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in or around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. Douglass was not sure of his…

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was an American statesman and lawyer. He would become America's 16th president of the United States from 1861…

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Emancipation Proclamation Issued: January 1, 1863

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as the country entered the third year…

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