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Posts tagged with "Emancipation Proclamation"
Nominally Free…
Feb. 27 | Starting this blog just after we celebrate the 150th year of the Emancipation Proclamation’s inauguration seems fitting. Because much of what will be written in this blog will range from the historical context of the plight of Africans...
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Jan. 29 | This January 1 marked the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The original purpose for the document core to President Abraham Lincoln’s presidency may have been to free slaves, or it may have been solely a strategic move to...
Obama presidency gives African Americans hope for ‘a more perfect union’
Jan. 23 | By Vickie Evans-Nash Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over 800,000 people were in attendance on the National Mall for the 2013 presidential inauguration. Though the crowd may not have equaled the size of the 2009 gathering, this...
Emancipation Proclamation and our collective history
Jan. 16 | By Benjamin Todd Jealous Guest Commentator The Emancipation Proclamation, which set our nation on the path to the end of slavery, was signed 150 years ago this month. This year, we should resolve to teach our children the story of our...
Unchained to portray Black slavery? Was there a politically correct way for Django Unchained to portray Black slavery?
Jan. 16 | The start of 2013 is making it difficult to avoid one of America’s greatest sins — slavery. We’ve just marked the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and a plethora of films, documentaries and TV specials are scheduled...
