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    Emancipation Proclamation

    Daniel Day-Lewis in the film 'Lincoln'. (Credit: Dreamworks Pictures)

    Nation Marks 150th Anniversary Of 13th Amendment

    Today in 1863, Congress passed the 13th Amendment which, when ratified in 1865, officially outlawed slavery in the United States and all of its territories.

    2013/01/31

    (Detail of a lithographic version of the Emancipation Proclamation by Charles Shober of Chicago.)

    On 150th Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation, Reflections on Its Philadelphia Impact

    January 1st, 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the first document that put the US government in official opposition to slavery.

    2013/01/01

    (Photo by John Ostapkovich)

    Official Emancipation Proclamation Visits Philly

    The Library Company put an official copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, once owned by Robert F. Kennedy, on display for a brief time on Monday.

    2010/11/29

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