My new platform to share historical perspectives and explore new and existing ones. I hope this serves as a medium to expand my own knowledge and those who choose to pop in and tag along. #History #historyteacher #historyperspectives #Historical #culturalhistory

New year, new (and old) proclamations. On this date, Jan. 1st, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation effectively freeing the enslaved in rebel states. and officially stated abolition as one of the purposes of the Civil War. archives.gov/exhibits/featu…