Emancipation Proclamation Day service to take place online | Richmond Free Press | Serving the African American Community in Richmond, VA
Dr. Goodman With a stroke of a pen, President Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the warring South 158 years ago. Richmond once again will mark President Lincolnâs issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. Thatâs the historic day President Lincoln signed the Civil War-time order abolishing slavery in areas under Confederate control throughout the South. Like other events taking place during the pandemic, the 82nd annual New Yearâs Day celebration of that momentous freedom document is going virtual, according to Dr. Ricardo L. Brown, co-pastor of Fifth B...
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