feb 22, 1863 - The Emancipation Proclamation
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Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that "all persons held as slaves... are, and henceforward shall be free." The proclamation applies to the states that have rebelled and seceded from the Union.
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American Literature 1880-1940
A Timeline for American Literature 1880-1940, with a focus o...
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