On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Then the long-headed man with care-chiselled face who sat in the White House saw the inevitable, and emancipated the slaves of rebels on New Year’s, 1863.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois describes Abraham Lincoln as the insightful leader who recognized the necessity of emancipation, leading to the freeing of slaves in rebellious states.
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