Object title: Half-copy of the 1916 Proclamation, taken from the printing press in Liberty Hall and given to the police. It ended up in the Chief Secretary’s Office Registered Papers ...

The 1916 proclamation was read out in full by Captain Paul Murphy, who learned it off by heart. “(There were) a lot of trips to work reciting it in the car, a lot of moments brushing my teeth in ...

In this lesson, students explore the realities of life after the Emancipation Proclamation and learn about courageous individuals who fought against the inequalities African Americans experienced.