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150 years ago today, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
A century and a half ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. President Abraham Lincoln Did it instantly free all of the nation’s 4 million slaves? No. But the Jan. 1, 1863,...
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Mississippi finally (and officially) ratifies the 13th Amendment abolishing...
In 1995, Mississippi lawmakers voted unanimously to ratify the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. Daniel Day-Lewis portrays Abraham Lincoln in the new Steven Spielberg film. It was a symbolic vote, an...
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Did Mississippi actually send in paperwork after voting to ratify the 13th...
After the Mississippi Legislature in 1995 voted to ratify the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, the secretary of state’s office sent copies of the resolution to Washington, D.C. Then-Vice President Al...
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“12 Years A Slave” may be upsetting, but it deserves the Oscar this Sunday night
Plantation owner Epps (Michael Fassbender) talks with Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor) in “12 Years a Slave” By Michael Roden This Sunday is Oscar night, and most observers see it as a two-horse race...
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