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RFK-Owned Emancipation Proclamation for Sale

NEW YORK (Oct. 6) -- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy, who drew inspiration from the document as he enforced civil rights legislation in the 1960s, is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $1.5 million. Kennedy bought the printed copy of the 1863 document...

Opinion: The Tyranny of the Majority

(Aug. 17) -- In the two most frequently and passionately debated political issues of the past few weeks -- the rejection of California's Proposition 8 and the planned mosque and cultural center in lower Manhattan -- there is a common thread: claims by those in disagreement that those decisions are counter to the will of...

NAACP Cites Tea Party Blog Post as Further Proof of Racism

(July 16) -- The war of words between the NAACP and members of the tea party movement is not dying down. After the venerable civil rights organization passed a formal resolution "to condemn extremist elements within the tea party, calling on tea party leaders to repudiate those in their ranks who use racist language in...

Background on emancipation proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation is an executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War using his war powers.

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