... a shift of the burden and benefits scale to more equally reflect all of those who have worked hard to promote the common good of that society. King stated that the "Emancipation Proclamation" came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice the Negro still is not free. One hundred ... ...

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The Emancipation Proclamation issued by the then President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, freed the black slaves in 1863. However, freedom did not guarantee the rights of equality and acceptance to these ... ...

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