Picture the Emancipation Proclamation, the Civil War-era executive order that changed the legal status of enslaved African Americans in secessionist states, and you might imagine a large broadside ...

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

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A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s ...

Ken Griffin bought an Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, for $13.7 million, and the Emancipation Proclamation ...

Civil War Troops' Mini Emancipation Book on Display As the Emancipation Proclamation is celebrated in many parts of the U.S. on June 19, or "Juneteenth," a copy of the Miniature Emancipation ...

In July 2024, Griffin purchased a late Jurassic-era stegosaurus skeleton for a record-setting $44.6 million. Griffin has ...

Americans are still working through why and how the Emancipation Proclamation came into being; The proclamation's sesquicentennial is being marked by speeches, ceremonies, books and exhibits ...

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago this week, has often been criticized by blacks, by radicals and also by mainstream historians who doubt its ...

That day was May 20, 1865, two years, five months, and 20 days after the Jan. 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation called for the freeing of all enslaved Black people. Yet even today, many people in ...

A panel discussion was held on the concept of "freedom" and the differences between freedom, privilege, and emancipation. African-American attitudes on feelings of entitlement and if earned ...

Oprah Winfrey joined "CBS This Morning" Tuesday to announce the latest page-turner for her book club. "So one of the great joys for me is finding new authors. And I am so thrilled to introduce you ...