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Shortly after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863, many freed slaves escaped to the Union Army lines at Newbern -- wood engraving with modern color

What the Emancipation Proclamation Didn’t Do

Source: National Public Radio

In this interview, a historian sets the record straight about Abraham Lincoln’s bold move.

This entry was posted in The Move Toward Freedom and tagged History on August 1, 2018 by Mikki Gibson.

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