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30.10 African American History, 1960s. Emancipation Proclamation poster, 1888 by Strobridge & Co. #LC-USZC4-1526. Credit: Library of Congress. No perm required

150 Years Later, Myths Persist about the Emancipation Proclamation

Source: CNN

What did the Emancipation Proclamation really do? Three myths about this document are addressed in this article, which was written for the 150th anniversary of its signing.

This entry was posted in The Move Toward Freedom and tagged History on June 1, 2021 by admin.

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