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A Third of the People Depicted in Art at the National Capitol in Washington are Enslavers

 Author: admin  Published Date: December 28, 2022  3 Comments on A Third of the People Depicted in Art at the National Capitol in Washington are Enslavers

I have posted before about the Washington Post‘s study of slavery and the United States Capitol. Today the Post discusses the representation of slaveholders in…

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Pres. Andrew Johnson’s “Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction” May 1865

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: June 11, 2019  1 Comment on Pres. Andrew Johnson’s “Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction” May 1865

President Andrew Johnson issued his “Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction,” on May 29, 1865. This proclamation would have a major impact on the South, Confederate…

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