On April 8, 1864, a year before the end of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed an Act of Congress to "authorize the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind (now Gallaudet University) to confer degrees to Deaf ...See moreOn April 8, 1864, a year before the end of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed an Act of Congress to "authorize the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind (now Gallaudet University) to confer degrees to Deaf and Deaf-Blind students. Written by
Gary Brooks
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