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Emancipating Lincoln: The Proclamation in Text, Context, and Memory

Mar.21, 2013
12:30 PM
Hillwood Commons Lecture Hall

The Emancipation Proclamation is responsible both for Lincoln’s being hailed as the Great Emancipator and for his being pilloried by those who consider his once-radical effort at emancipation insufficient. Harold Holzer examines the impact of Lincoln’s announcement at the moment of its creation, and then as its meaning has changed over time.

For more information, call Manju Prasad-Rao at (516) 299-2868

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