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Atlanta City Council Proclamation for the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS943f

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a proclamation signed by the Atlanta City Council on September 16, 2013 in honor of the 150th anniversary of the January 1, 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. It was signed by president of the Atlanta City Council President, Ceasar C. Mitchell (1968-), and fifteen other council members.

Dates

  • 16 September 2013

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Biographical / Historical

This Atlanta City Council proclamation honors the anniversary of the day that President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared all persons enslaved in any state or designated part of a state in rebellion against the United States "thenceforward and forever free." This proclamation also honors the Atlanta History Center on the anniversary as "one of the largest history centers in the Southeast, has been instrumental in preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting African American history and culture."

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 2015

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2020

Title
Atlanta City Council Proclamation for the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Author
Serena McCracken
Date
October 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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