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The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the cabinet
林肯在华盛顿特区中禁止奴隶制度的5个月后,他写下了「自由宣言」。

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废除华盛顿特区里的黑奴制度:1862412

看看现在的美国,你会对过去全国,甚至是国家首都华盛顿特区中,到处都是奴隶的事实感到讶异。在1862412日,林肯在特区首都签署了废除奴隶制度的一项法案,这是长久以来为了非裔美人的自由、公民地位,以及平等地位所奋战的成果。你知道华盛顿特区里的奴隶交易有多昌盛吗?


Looking at the U.S. now, it's shocking to imagine slavery existing throughout the country, or in the District of Columbia, the nation's capital. President Abraham Lincoln felt this all his life. On April 16, 1862, he signed an act abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia, an important step in the long march toward freedom, citizenry, and equal rights for African Americans. How big was the slave trade in D.C.?

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