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Juneteenth: Spread of Emancipation Proclamation News
The spread of news about the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War was not uniform, with enslaved people learning through informal networks and sometimes from slaveholders themselves.
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While some enslaved people did not know about Lincoln's order, many learned of it while the fighting was still ongoing through informal networks, rumors and sometimes from slaveholders themselves.
2026-06-19 09:00 UTC