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Emancipation Proclamation spotlighted amid tours and talks
A lesser known 1862 preliminary Emancipation Proclamation gains renewed attention as scholars, educators, and the National Endowment for the Humanities stage readings and a national forum. The only surviving draft will tour New York state this fall while official copies appear in exhibits ahead of the January 1, 1863 deadline.
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Lincoln
Edward Ayers
University of Richmond
Ayers
National Endowment For the Humanities
Lincoln Memorial
New York State
National Archives
New York City
Schomburg Center For Research
Antietam
Thavolin Glymph
Duke University
Christen Williams
National Endowment of the Humanities
Howard University
Abraham Lincoln
Washington, D.C