The attached eyewitness report covering President Lincoln’s visit to the charred remains of the capital of the Confederacy was first read in the June, 1865 issue of The Atlantic Weekly:
“Abraham Lincoln was walking their streets: and worst of all, that plain, honest-hearted man was recognizing the [slaves] as human beings by returning their salutations!”
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Richmond Virginia 1865President Lincolns Visit to Post War Confederate RichnondLincolns Personal Treatment of African Americans 1865Lincolns Personal Treatment of Freed Slaves 1865Lincolns Personal Treatment of Negroes 1865Lincolns Personal Treatment of Freedmen 1865Lincolns Personal Treatment of Freed SlavesCivil War Preident Lincoln Tours Richmond Virginia 1865
Richmond Virginia 1865President Lincolns Visit to Post War Confederate RichnondLincolns Personal Treatment of African Americans 1865Lincolns Personal Treatment of Freed Slaves 1865Lincolns Personal Treatment of Negroes 1865Lincolns Personal Treatment of Freedmen 1865Lincolns Personal Treatment of Freed SlavesCivil War Preident Lincoln Tours Richmond Virginia 1865
