The Midnight Telegram at Tremont Temple
On the evening of December 31, 1862, three thousand people packed into Tremont Temple in Boston. Frederick Douglass stood among them, his eyes fixed on...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 52:7-10.
On the evening of December 31, 1862, three thousand people packed into Tremont Temple in Boston. Frederick Douglass stood among them, his eyes fixed on the door. They were waiting for a single piece of news — confirmation that Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Hours crawled past. Anxiety thickened the air. Some whispered that Lincoln had lost his nerve.…
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