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Harlem Hosts First Strokes Of Emancipation

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<em>Emancipation</em>, a wood engraving by Thomas Nast in 1865. The official Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863. (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)
Emancipation, a wood engraving by Thomas Nast in 1865. The official Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863. (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)

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