
The Emancipation Proclamations 150th
Season 28 Episode 2817 | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Did the Emancipation Proclamation free the slaves 150 years ago? A park honors freedom.
Program guests say emancipation was more of a process than a proclamation, and freedom is a fundamental American value that we continue to define and aspire to attain for everyone. NC Museum of History Curator Earl Ijames and Director of the NC Freedom Monument project explain as they discuss cooperative events honoring the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Black Issues Forum is a local public television program presented by PBS NC

The Emancipation Proclamations 150th
Season 28 Episode 2817 | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Program guests say emancipation was more of a process than a proclamation, and freedom is a fundamental American value that we continue to define and aspire to attain for everyone. NC Museum of History Curator Earl Ijames and Director of the NC Freedom Monument project explain as they discuss cooperative events honoring the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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