"""Man reads newspaper with headline, """"Presidential Proclamation, Slavery,"""" refers to the January 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Artist: Henry Louis Stephens (1824-1882), ca. 1863. Juneteenth June 19, 1865, Emancipation Day end Slavery in the United States"""
The image depicts a man engrossed in reading a book, seated on a wooden barrel, with a dog lying nearby and a lantern hanging above.
The image depicts a man engrossed in reading a book, seated on a wooden barrel, with a dog lying nearby and a lantern hanging above.