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Emancipation Proclamation made headlines, sparked controversy in 1863

When the new year arrived at midnight on Jan. 1, 1863, the quiet of most of the regionÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ small towns and rural expanses might well have been briefly disturbed by church bells ringing out. But thereÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ every likelihood that not many people were in the mood for any kind of raucous ...