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Emancipation Proclamation signing commemorated in Orrville

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From the West Alabama Newsroom– New Year’s Day is a day that many people spend looking forward towards the future — or reflecting on the year that was. But some people in Dallas County — look back even farther. On January 1st — 163 years ago — President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It was a key step in…

Emancipation Proclamation signing commemorated in Selma

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From the West Alabama Newsroom– Folks in Selma spent the first day of 2025 commemorating a historic event that happened 162 years ago — at one of the city’s historic churches. The annual commemoration of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was held at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. President Lincoln signed the historic document freeing the slaves — on January…