WASHINGTON WATCH: How Has Pres. Lincoln's Image As The "Great Emancipator" Changed Over The Years

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Channel: Roland S. Martin · 2012 · News & Politics

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How has the image of President Abraham Lincoln, The Great Emancipator changed of the years in the African-American community? 

Dr. Edna Greene Medford, chair of the History Department at Howard University joined Roland Martin on the set of Washington Watch to discuss this and more.

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