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Lincoln abolished slavery in Washington, DC, months before the Emancipation Proclamation. Here's the story behind the act.

January 31, 2022
Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY Lincoln abolished slavery in Washington, DC, months before the Emancipation Proclamation. Here's the story behind the act.

The story of emancipation in the nation's capital highlights how the abolition of slavery in the United States was a process, historians say.

     

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January 31, 2022 at 12:01AM
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