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Someone will get a chance to own two literal pieces of American history. The post Documents that Lincoln signed to end ...
One of about two dozen surviving original copies of the ... can get more information about the Emancipation Proclamation by clicking on key words in the document. The site will include educational ...
There will also be a special display of the document this weekend. “Few documents in all of American history carry the weight ...
The handbill that informed enslaved people in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after ...
The complete freeing of slaves in the United States didn’t happen when many think it did. Juneteenth will help Americans ...
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...
The date is becoming more widely known due to the efforts of Black historians who have been sharing the date's importance throughout the state.
The landmark documents ... an extraordinary 96%. The Emancipation Proclamation, also signed by Lincoln, is one of just 27 surviving limited edition copies from an original run of 48 produced ...