Within the nations capitol. 8 1 2 months later president lincoln sign said the emancipation proclamation which did not free all enslaved persons but sent a powerful signal slavery would no longer be tolerated. The emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest arguments of human freedom. The story of the emancipation proclamation is one that would help to redefine freedom and eventually change the course of history. Both the proclamation and the d. C. Legislation represent a praups of hope, freedom and justice that continues to inspire and resonate with the American People more than 150 years after its creation. Now its my pleasure to welcome the reverend to the stage. Hes the director of the office of religious affairs and the executive office of the mayor and the interim director of the Mayors Office of africanamerican affairs and the commission on fathers, men and boys. He serves as a liaison for the Faith Community in the District Of Columbia and also provides sup
Frees 3100 enslaved individuals. For the past year as war raged between the union and the confederacy opponents of slavery had decried the scandal of slavery continuing to exist within the Nations Capital. Eight and a half month later, president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation which did not free all enslaved persons but sent a powerful signal that slavery would no longer be tolerated. The emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest arguments of human freedom. The story of the emancipation proclamation is one that would help to redefine freedom and eventually change the course of history. Both the proclamation and the d. C. Legislation represent a promise of hope, freedom, and justice that continues to inspire and resonate with the American People more than 150 years after its creation. Now its my pleasure to welcome the reverend thomas brown to the stage. He is the director of the office of religious affairs and the executive office of the mayor. And t
ago the first pioneers crossed the oceans to a new world. a promise called the promise of a land where a man could build. his own raise his children in freedom. they call from the wilderness and empire of agriculture and industry. themselves new and higher standards of living and yet in one of the great river valleys of america something went wrong. here in the tennessee valley three centuries later the descendants of the pioneers were a neglected people. living in a ruined land for these children the hope and the thomas were dead for them. the only future was poverty ignorance drudgery. the struggle to scratch a bare living from the reluctant soil even the older man had forgotten that the valley had once been bright with promise and with hope horace higgins was one of the many who had given up the fight. what s the use he said? fill up those gullies in the first rain washes it away. it s the same with all the land around here. it may have been good land once. but it s bad la
ago the first pioneers crossed the oceans to a new world. a promise called the promise of a land where a man could build. his own raise his children in freedom. they call from the wilderness and empire of agriculture and industry. themselves new and higher standards of living and yet in one of the great river valleys of america something went wrong. here in the tennessee valley three centuries later the descendants of the pioneers were a neglected people. living in a ruined land for these children the hope and the thomas were dead for them. the only future was poverty ignorance drudgery. the struggle to scratch a bare living from the reluctant soil even the older man had forgotten that the valley had once been bright with promise and with hope horace higgins was one of the many who had given up the fight. what s the use he said? fill up those gullies in the first rain washes it away. it s the same with all the land around here. it may have been good land once. but it s bad la
Ago the first pioneers crossed the oceans to a new world. A promise called the promise of a land where a man could build. His own raise his children in freedom. They call from the wilderness and empire of agriculture and industry. Themselves new and Higher Standards of living and yet in one of the great River Valleys of america something went wrong. Here in the Tennessee Valley three centuries later the descendants of the pioneers were a neglected people. Living in a ruined land for these children the hope and the thomas were dead for them. The only future was poverty ignorance drudgery. The struggle to scratch a bare living from the reluctant soil even the older man had forgotten that the valley had once been bright with promise and with hope Horace Higgins was one of the many who had given up the fight. Whats the use he said . Fill up those gullies in the first rain washes it away. Its the same with all the land around here. It may have been good land once. But its bad land now. Badl