Christie's, in a competing Dec. 19 auction of U.S. historical manuscripts, is selling a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by both Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward.
In 2010, a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Lincoln was hung in the Oval Office above a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr.
In July, 1862, when Lincoln presented the Cabinet with a draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, Seward warned that it could prompt foreign governments to intervene on behalf of the South, and said that it should be delivered at a time of military strength, not weakness.
On this anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, those who are either ignoring politics or actively supporting the dramatic growth of government need to ask themselves: Do I want to live my life under the thumb of a new master, or do I want to be free?
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The closest to that sale was 3.7 million in 2010 for a signed copy by Abraham Lincoln of the Emancipation Proclamation, once owned by Bobby Kennedy.
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January 1, 2013 marks the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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On January 1st, we observed the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and this August will mark 50 years since the 1963 March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
And in the space of that victory, President Abraham Lincoln issued the initial Emancipation Proclamation -- specifically joining the cause of the Union with the advancement of freedom.
Almost two years before the Emancipation Proclamation, millions of Americans already understood that this was to be a war for or against slavery.
The Emancipation Proclamation stands among the documents of human freedom.
Unlike the Emancipation Proclamation, it had the power of law, and Seward predicted, prematurely, that the process of Reconstruction was almost complete.
Nearly one hundred and fifty years ago, in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to the enduring cause of freedom.
It wasn't just like the Emancipation Proclamation, you know, read it and then all of the sudden everything changes.
When we have a sense that everybody knew that there was this Emancipation Proclamation, that this an ideal day to celebrate the end of it.
In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln, adding momentum to signal the beginning of the end of slavery in America.
Just a few days ago, we marked the 150th anniversary of a document that I have hanging in the Oval Office -- the Emancipation Proclamation.
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One of my favorite moments with Dr. Height -- this was just a few months ago -- we had decided to put up the Emancipation Proclamation in the Oval Office, and we invited some elders to share reflections of the movement.
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