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10 hours ago · These events contributed to the destruction of slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation also allowed for the enrollment of freed slaves into the United States military. During the war nearly 200,000 black men, most of them ex-slaves, joined the Union Army. Their contributions were significant in winning the war.
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- Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862; 161 years ago
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Presidential proclamation
10 hours ago · Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all indigenous peoples and diasporas of African ancestry. Based on a common goal dating back to the Atlantic slave trade , the movement extends beyond continental Africans with a substantial support base among the African diaspora in the ...
10 hours ago · William Henry Seward (/ ˈ s uː ər d /; February 22, 1811 – October 15, 1873) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States senator.
