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Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of war. The proclamation declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.”
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln, slavery
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Common Core’s odd approach to teaching Gettysburg Address
Common Core’s odd approach to teaching Gettysburg Address.
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, common core, Gettysburg Address
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