Emancipation Proclamation

President Lincoln addressed the nation in 1862 declaring all enslaved people in rebellious or as we know it, confederate- states free men; it didn't take effect until January 1, 1863. Although this didn’t officially end slavery in the Deep South for many, it became a stepping stone to the…

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> Without doubt they were Washington, who walked carefully within the Constitution, and Lincoln, who stretched it as far as he dared</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> The Vigil That Put an End to Slavery</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">The former prairie-lawyer and then-president and the ex-slave and outspoken abolitionist formed an unusual friendship.</span></p>

<p>The <em>Emancipation Proclamation</em> opened the door for Pennsylvania's African-American soldiers.</p>

<p>As General Granger read the announcement in the summer of 1865 that slavery had ended, the celebration began. The date would go down in history — June 19th, soon shortened to Juneteenth.</p>