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 regionÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s small towns and rural expanses might well have been briefly disturbed by church bells ringing out. But thereÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s every likelihood that not many people were in the mood for any kind of raucous ...
