'Watch Nights,' A New Year's Celebration Of Emancipation

On Dec. 31, 1862, African-Americans and abolitionists waited for word ? via telegraph, newspaper or word of mouth ? that the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued. A New Year's Eve tradition marks the anniversary of President Lincoln's actions to end slavery.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/12/29/167905308/watch-nights-honor-emancipation-proclamations-anniversary?ft=1&f=100

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