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Up for Auction: Rare Copy of Emancipation Proclamation

Signed by Abraham Lincoln, formerly owned by RFK

By ccunning70, Newser User

Posted Oct 6, 2010 9:49 AM CDT | Promoted on Newser Oct 6, 2010 11:54 AM CDT

(User Submitted) – A hand-signed copy of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation owned by Robert F. Kennedy is to be auctioned Dec. 10 at Sotheby's. It is believed to be one of about 24 surviving copies that were signed by President Lincoln himself. The 1863 document that declared all slaves "forever free" was bought by RFK in 1964 for $9,400 and served as an inspiration to him during his push for civil rights legislation in the 1960s; experts believe it could fetch upward of $1.5 million. Read the full article at USA Today.

This undated image provided by Cornell University shows the Emancipation Proclamation. (AP)

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Fascist_Jack

Oct 7, 2010 6:48 AM CDT

*This post was meant to be a reply to CHRiSTFELD, but Newser turned into an original post* I don't think he's second guessing it, but rather he is probably implying that the writers of American history have pretty much glossed over the truth, and used a revisionist version of history for political ends. The reality is that TRUE freedom can never be "given" to a people, and thus most Black people still remain in a state of mental slavery. IMO, this slavery is in the form of Black people's tiresome allegiance to Liberalism. After all, it is Liberalism that is painting the lie that Black people owe their freedom to it's ideology. When in fact, that supposed freedom was due to mere military strategy.

Box1Car

Oct 6, 2010 6:30 PM CDT

Go to www.archives.gov and read Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation for yourself to learn the TRUTH He ONLY freed slaves in TEN REBEL states which he designates therein by NAMING those states- No mention of freeing slaves in ANY of the other states of the Union, so he didn't free ALL slaves, did he? Lincoln essentially FIRED slaves in REBEL staes, just as GM "Frees" the workers when it closed plants Not until Jan1865 did the 13th ammendment ABOLISH slavery for all time

dungbeetle

Oct 6, 2010 4:21 PM CDT

Yeah, but how are you handling the shackles on your legs and the scars on your back? Don't have any? Gee, I wonder why? Just askin' . . .

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