That brings us to the boldest executive order in history: The Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863. Using his war powers as commander in chief, he freed all enslaved ...
Meaning from that point on the formerly enslaved people of Texas were finally free leading to the idea of what many now call the Emancipation trail, a 51 mile route from Galveston to Houston. But ...
What do the Peace Corps, desegregation of the military, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II have in common?
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