Puerto Rico commemorates Emancipation Day, a historical milestone that marks the abolition of slavery on the island.

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ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more ...