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Alfred Conteh's sculpture, "Float," shares gallery space with Maya Freelon's tissue paper quilts at the Williams College Museum of Art.
WILLIAMSTOWN — On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, warning that any state still in open rebellion at the start of the new year would see all enslaved peoples freed.
When the Confederate states did not comply, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan.
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Jennifer Huberdeau is the features editor at The Berkshire Eagle. She can be reached at jhuberdeau@berkshireeagle.com or 413-496-6229. On Twitter: @BE_DigitalJen
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