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Harry Targ : The ‘Unfinished Revolution’ of the Emancipation Proclamation

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Emancipation from Freedmen’s viewpoint. Illustration from Harper’s Weekly, 1865. Image from Wikimedia Commons.The Emancipation Proclamation:The ‘Unfinished Revolution’ The candidacy of President Obama in 2012 offers a continuation of the struggle for political rights against the most sustained racist assaults by … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : The ‘Unfinished Revolution’ of the Emancipation Proclamation

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