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On the recordDecember 27, 1962
The Emancipation Proclamation expresses our Nation's policy, rounded on justice and morality, and that it is therefore fitting and proper to commemorate the centennial of the historic Emancipation Proclamation throughout the year 1963.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Proclamation 3511—Emancipation Proclamation Centennial

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