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January 1 1863: Lowcountry planter-turned-abolitionist William Henry Brisbane reads the Emancipation Proclamation aloud at a celebration at the former Smith Plantation in Beaufort. It…

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January 1 1863: Lowcountry planter-turned-abolitionist William Henry Brisbane reads the Emancipation Proclamation aloud at a celebration at the former Smith Plantation in Beaufort. It…