December 22, 1865 Here is the Official Proclamation, from Sec. of State William H. Seward. Declaring that the Amendment has been appropriately ratified and “has become valid, to all intents…
July 1, 2007
April 28, 1865 Here is a letter from Wendell Phillips, and then an article from the Anti-Slavery Standard, indicating some of the arguments which are current as members discuss the…
June 30, 2007
February 3, 1865 “It is with devout thanksgiving to God, and emotions of joy which no language can express, that we announce to our readers the passage through the U.S.…