The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 18th, 1996
Consider these words. Really consider them: " . . . I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, . . . do on this first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three . . . I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and part of States are, and henceforth shall be free; and that the Executive Government of the United States . . . will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons." Wow. Seldom have I felt the true weight of history bearing down upon these frail shoulders like it did this weekend while ...
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