Although not officially signed into law until January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln formally announced on September 22, 1862 his intent to free all persons held as slaves in the Conferderate States. This announcement generally is referred to as the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
A little-known fact is that the Emancipation Proclamation actually did not free all slaves, but only those in states in which "the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States." Be that as it may, the anniversary of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation seems to me to be a good time to reacquaint ourselves with the text of that document, a document that forever changed the face of our Nation.
God bless America. God bless Abraham Lincoln. God bless those who suffer and strive for freedom everywhere.
The transcript of the text herein is from the National Archives. http://is.gd/3AdIs or http://www.archives.gov
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Writer Humor & New Post on IATX
The Past, the Present, and the Future walk into a bar. Bartender looks at them & says, "Why so tense?" (via @willsansbury on Twitter)
Rather than repeat my IA post, here is a link to it: http://iatx.blogspot.com
Happy reading!
Rather than repeat my IA post, here is a link to it: http://iatx.blogspot.com
Happy reading!
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