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Article: Los Angeles' Central Library Opens Rare Viewing of the Original Emancipation Proclamation for Four Days Only.
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- December 5, 2003
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2003
Mayor Hahn and National Archives Senior Archivist Walter B. Hill, Jr.
Discuss the Significance of This Historical Document
Los Angeles Mayor Jim Hahn and National Archives Senior Archivist Walter B. Hill, Jr., welcomed honored guests this morning to the Central Library's Getty Gallery for the official opening of the first and only West Coast opportunity to view the Emancipation Proclamation, on display December 5-8, 2003, as part of American Originals: Treasures from the National Archives.
"The message of the Emancipation Proclamation is as ...