During the Civil War on September 22, 1862, President Lincoln drafted the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation announcing that slaves in areas still in rebellion within 100 days would be free.
On September 22, 2012, MusicUNTOLD partnered with KUSC Classical Radio to present the 150th
Anniversary Emancipation Proclamation Concert at the AT&T Center
Theater in Los Angeles featuring classical music and opera artists
Donnie Ray Albert, Sanford Allen, Polli Chambers-Salazar, Annelle
Gregory, Latonia Moore, Jammieca Mott, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, George
Shirley, Richard Thompson, and Althea Waites.
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. January 1, 2013 will mark the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
On Saturday December 29, 2012, 7:00pm, KUSC Classical Radio 91.5 FM, www.kusc.org, with broadcast the 150th Anniversary Emancipation Proclamation Concert recorded on September 22, 2012.
John Malveaux
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