Quote by: Corrine Brown

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.


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  • NameCorrine Brown
  • DescriptionAmerican politician
  • BornNovember 11, 1946
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician