This Day in History – September 22, 1862

The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation – a great article by the Library of Congress for “This Day in History”.

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First Reading – Emancipation Proclamation – September 22, 1862

Library of Congress Photo
First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
September 22, 1862

{Abraham Lincoln – my third cousin, 6x removed)