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One Day Exhibit: Original South Carolina Ordinance of Secession
PAST EXHIBIT Monday, December 20, 2010 (One Day Only) Adopting the Ordinance of Secession on December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to declare its separation from the Union. Four days later, state leaders summarized reasons for this in the “Declaration of the Immediate Causes” of secession. As…
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