The Durham GOP is sponsoring an event celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation on Sunday, June 2, in Raleigh. The event will be held at 2 p.m. at the NC Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St.

Speakers include NC Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby and the Rev. Fozard of Mt. Zion Christian Church, who will speak about Republican leadership in the abolitionist movement, which led to the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

Prior to the event, attendees may view the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on display at the museum. This was the document that gave the Confederate states 100 days to lay down their arms and rejoin the Union, or else their slaves would be declared free.

Tickets are free, and may be obtained here.

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