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ALPLM to celebrate Juneteenth by displaying Emancipation Procl amation
Visitors can see historic doc ument at no cost
As America celebrates Juneteenth, the Abraham Lincoln Pres idential Library and Museum will give everyone a chance to see a rare copy of the document that played a key role in this historic day of freedom, the Emancipation Proclamation.
There will be no charge to see the proclamation, whi ch bears the signature of Abraham Lincoln. It will be displayed June 17, Ju ne 19-24 and June 27-30.
“Few documents in all of American history carry the wei ght of the Emancipation Proclamation. We are proud to share it with the pub lic and celebrate its connection to such a joyous holiday,” said Christina Shutt, executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and M useum.
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, f reeing anyone enslaved in states trying to secede from the Union. But the p roclamation could not be enforced until federal troops captured Southern te rritory. That meant many people remained in chains until the end of the Civ il War.
Among them were the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas, who achieved fr eedom with the arrival of federal troops on June 19, 1865. The anniversary of that “Juneteenth” became an annual celebration that gradually spread acr oss the country and came to symbolize the end of slavery, although that was not totally abolished until the 13th Amendment was ratified six months later.
The ALPLM’s copy of the proclamation is one of about two dozen re maining. It is signed by both Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward .
The proclamation will be displayed in the ALPLM’s library building, where ther e is no charge for admission, rather than the museum building. The address is 112 N. Sixth Street in downtown Springfield. The library is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The ALPLM is also presenting a display about the history of Black A mericans and their fight for full citizenship. The graphic appears on windo ws along one side of the museum and includes a timeline running from 1787 t o present and touches on slavery in the supposedly free state of Illinois, a riot that targeted Black people in Springfield, and Juneteenth celebratio ns in Lincoln’s hometown. It was developed by Juneteenth Inc. and the Illin ois State Museum.
The mission of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Mu seum is to inspire civic engagement through the diverse lens of Illinois hi story and sharing with the world the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. We pursue this mission through a combination of rigorous sch olarship and high-tech showmanship built on the bedrock of the ALPLM’s unpa ralleled collection of historical materials.
For more information, visit www.PresidentLinc oln.Illinois.gov or follow the ALPLM on Facebook, Tw itter and Instagram.
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