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The 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation is a reminder of how far we’ve come as a country — and the work still to be done

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There’s more to celebrate on Jan. 1 than the start of a new year. It’s ...
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Britain's Response to the Emancipation Proclamation

2011-06-11T18:00:30-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/792/298687-02-m.jpgAmanda Foreman talked about the international response to the Civil War, particularly by ...
The Virgin Islands Daily News

BVI’s relationship with Britain comes into focus at Emancipation service

TORTOLA — Chairman of the British Virgin Islands Heritage Month Committee and senior pastor of the Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church, the Rev. Melvin Turnbull, set the tone for the observation of this ...
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September 23, 1862: The First Emancipation Proclamation goes public

WASHINGTON (WHTM) — In September 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Then in January of 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. One of the details that ...