Template:Did you know nominations/Reconstruction Era National Monument

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The result was: promoted by Montanabw^(talk) 10:24, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

Reconstruction Era National Monument

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... that the Reconstruction Era National Monument includes the place where, on New Year's Day 1863, Union Army General Rufus Saxton publicly read the Emancipation Proclamation to 3,000 slaves?
- ALT1:... that the Sons of Confederate Veterans opposed the designation of the Reconstruction Era National Monument in 2004?

Reviewed: Elias Beckingham

5x expanded by Neutrality (talk). Self-nominated at 05:22, 29 April 2017 (UTC).

Support, great work, thanks for writing this! I like the main hook suggestion. Reywas92^Talk 18:36, 3 May 2017 (UTC)