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Bergen NAACP Celebrates 150th Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation [PHOTOS]

Christopher Costa, Neighbor
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The Bergen County chapter of the NAACP celebrated the 150th anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation at the Varick Memorial AME Zion Church in Hackensack Sunday. The event featured songs, a look at the struggles of African-Americans and a speech from Historian Arnold Brown on President Abraham Lincoln's historic proclamation.

View photos from the event in the gallery above

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