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The Proclamation Aftermath

September 28, 2022 WalterCoffey

News of the Emancipation Proclamation spreads throughout the country and does not quite get the reception that Abraham Lincoln had hoped for.

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You and We are Different Races

August 14, 2022 WalterCoffey

Abraham Lincoln hosts a conference of black men at the White House, where he reiterates his desire that they voluntarily leave America.

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Lincoln Sneaks into Washington

February 23, 2021 WalterCoffey

President-elect Abraham Lincoln reaches the capital after traveling through Baltimore in the middle of the night to avoid a possible assassination attempt.

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The Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln

March 4, 2020 WalterCoffey

March 4, 1865 – Abraham Lincoln began a second term as U.S. president in Washington, D.C. Much had changed since Lincoln’s first inaugural just four

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The Freedmen’s Bureau

March 3, 2020 WalterCoffey

March 3, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill into law establishing the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, which became known as

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The 1864 Federal Election Campaign

October 31, 2019 WalterCoffey

October 31, 1864 – Party unity, statehood for Nevada, and recent military success worked to shift momentum in favor of President Abraham Lincoln’s reelection. As

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