(Originally broadcast January 4, 2013.)

The Emancipation Proclamation is 150 years old this week.  Historian Eric Foner called this document one of the most important documents in American history.  Does the Emancipation Proclamation have any meaning for contemporary times?

Also, our panelists look ahead with predictions for 2013.

Panelists:
    •    Callie Crossley, host and moderator, Boston Public Radio, 89.7 WGBH Radio
    •    Kim McLarin, assistant professor or writing, literature, and publishing, Emerson College
    •    Phillip Martin, senior reporter, 89.7 WGBH Radio
    •    Peniel Joseph, professor of history, Tufts University, WEB Du Bois fellow, Harvard University

(Image source: Library of Congress.)