By Matthew Warshauer (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. WINTER 2012/2013 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln instituted a revolutionary change in the nation’s history by signing the Emancipation Proclamation. In addition to freeing enslaved people in the states that were in open rebellion, the Proclamation opened the door for Black men to … Continue reading Connecticut’s Response to the Emancipation Proclamation