Original upload date: Thu, 09 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:58:41 GMT
An original East Tennessee PBS production
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation didn't apply to the state of Tennessee. Nevertheless, then-Military governor Andrew Johnson freed his own
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slaves on the 8th of August, 1863. This event would set off a century and half of freedom celebrations still celebrated today.
To purchase the two disc, 8th of August DVD set: http://donate.etptv.org/alleg/WebModule/Donate.aspx?P=8THAUGUST&PAGETYPE=PLG&CHECK=4pMvVI%2biHyR9oMex%2bo9v8q1gzMC6uhq5nDjkJobrCdg%3d
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