When the new year arrived at midnight on Jan. 1, 1863, the quiet of most of the region’s small towns and rural expanses might well have been briefly disturbed by church bells ringing out. But there’s ...

On Jan. 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, granting freedom to all enslaved persons ...

1863: The Emancipation Proclamation is issued On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation—but despite popular cultural opinion, it did not actually end slavery in ...

The Emancipation Association of Montgomery held its 160th annual Emancipation Proclamation Celebration to kick off 2026.

Just over 160 years ago on Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in an attempt to save ...

On 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the legendary Emancipation Proclamation—one of the most significant documents in human history and a ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston celebrated Emancipation Day with a parade and a post-program. The nation’s longest-running parade made a return in honor of the Emancipation Proclamation, which ...

In Milledgeville, over 100 gathered to mark the Emancipation Proclamation's anniversary, reflecting on its enduring impact ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) -Over 150 years ago, on January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...

A print based on David Gilmour Blythe’s painting of Lincoln writing the Emancipation Proclamation. In many Americans’ recollections, the Emancipation Proclamation was a landmark piece of legislation ...

Jan. 1, 2024, marks 161 years since the day the Emancipation Proclamation was announced by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. At the time, the Civil War had been raging for three years. Lincoln’s ...