Emancipation Proclamation Celebrates 150 Years
Clip: 12/31/2012 | 8m 28s
Emancipation Proclamation Celebrates 150 Years and an Enduring Power to Inspire
Issued by President Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation is one of the defining documents of American democracy and is rarely available for public viewing. Ray Suarez talks to Annette Gordon-Reed of Harvard University about the importance of this historic artifact.
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Emancipation Proclamation Celebrates 150 Years
Clip: 12/31/2012 | 8m 28s
Issued by President Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation is one of the defining documents of American democracy and is rarely available for public viewing. Ray Suarez talks to Annette Gordon-Reed of Harvard University about the importance of this historic artifact.
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