Billionaire hedge funder Kenneth Griffin was the buyer of record-breaking copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation.

Billionaire developer Ken Griffin owns several significant pieces of American history, including copies of the U.S. Constitution, 13th Amendment and Emancipation Proclamation. The 13th Amendment sold ...

On the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, we should reflect on the wise words Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered in a 1962 speech about the significance of the document.

The Emancipation Proclamation is considered to be one of the most important documents in American history. Paul Finkelman spoke about Abraham Lincoln and the constitutionality of the proclamation ...

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The original Emancipation Proclamation on display in the Rotunda of the National Archives in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP) January has two important anniversaries that help us understand the stakes ...

Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate states to be free. This version, signed in 1864, had been expected to sell for ...

The hedge fund founder paid $13.7 million for a copy of the 13th Amendment and $4.4 million for the Emancipation Proclamation, both signed by Lincoln.

Ken Griffin paid a record $13.7M for the 13th Amendment and $4.4 million for the Emancipation Proclamation. Both documents were signed by Abraham Lincoln.

The 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation reminds us of Abraham Lincoln’s “transformative leadership” in ending slavery, and the continuing relevance of his leadership traits ...

The hedge-fund billionaire also paid a record $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution four years ago.