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On the recordMay 11, 1964
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation 100 years ago, and he freed the slaves of their chains.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Meeting of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity

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