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Emancipation Proclamation 150th Anniversary Observed
Washington marks 150 years since Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. National Archives displays the document with a midnight watch night, readings, songs, and bell ringing as thousands visit. Archivists note the proclamation freed only in rebel areas and depended on Union victory.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Antietam
National Archives
United States
U.S
David Ferriero
U.S. Postal Service
Library of Congress
America
Smithsonian
National Museum of
A.M.E
Frederick Douglass
Confederacy
Reginald Washington