“The Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, was put into effect on January 1, 1863, but news of the Proclamation and enforcement did not reach Texas until after the end of the Civil War almost two years later.” YearsTwoWarEndsPresidentEffectsNewsCivil WarTwo YearsTexasEnforcementAbrahamJanuaryEmancipationProclamationEmancipation ProclamationJanuary 1 Author:Corrine Brown
“So here we are, just two months away from the election, with more and more examples that modern day Jim Crowe laws are alive and well in the state of Florida.” WellsTwoStatesLawAliveModernExampleMonthsElectionFloridaTwo MonthsJim CrowModern DayJim Crow Laws Author:Corrine Brown
