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Melissa Harris-Perry: The truth about the Emancipation Proclamation

VIDEO - On Saturday, 'Melissa Harris Perry' revisited the Emancipation Proclamation and what it meant, for the rebellious south, for President Lincoln, and for the enslaved people impacted -- or bypassed - by it...

Should African-Americans fall out of love with Lincoln?

Javier E. David

OPINION - The new book "Colonization After Emancipation' portrays the former president's sincerity about racial equality in a new an altogether unflattering light...

New book sheds new light on Lincoln's racial views

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McLEAN, Va. (AP) - A new book by a researcher at George Mason University makes the case that Lincoln was even more committed to colonizing blacks than previously known...

The truth about Juneteenth

Dr Thavolia Glymph

Juneteenth, widely celebrated throughout the United States, is now a commemorative holiday in 31 states. On Thursday the U.S. Senate passed a resolution …

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Emancipation

Melissa Harris-Perry: The truth about the Emancipation Proclamation

Should African-Americans fall out of love with Lincoln?

New book sheds new light on Lincoln's racial views

The truth about Juneteenth

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