I haven't found a black person yet who has actually read the Emancipation Proclamation. Average people nowadays don't read anything worthwhile. Kids can read the biggest Harry Potter novel, but adults can't seem to read the Bible, which is actually a shorter book.
Maybe the Constitution could be published as a graphic novel.
I haven't found a black person that's read Lincoln's first inaugural speech either. If they had read that, they'd see that Lincoln promised to protect slavery for all-time, not abolish it. The Emancipation Proclamation came years after the war started, and after the Union had lost several key battles to the Confederacy. It was known as "Lincoln's last card" back then.
I haven't found a black person yet who has actually read the Emancipation Proclamation. Average people nowadays don't read anything worthwhile. Kids can read the biggest Harry Potter novel, but adults can't seem to read the Bible, which is actually a shorter book.
Maybe the Constitution could be published as a graphic novel.
I haven't found a black person that's read Lincoln's first inaugural speech either. If they had read that, they'd see that Lincoln promised to protect slavery for all-time, not abolish it. The Emancipation Proclamation came years after the war started, and after the Union had lost several key battles to the Confederacy. It was known as "Lincoln's last card" back then.