The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is curating a future exhibit called 'Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation.' The exhibit will cover the impact of President Abraham Lincoln's ...

Lawmakers, staffers and visitors to Congress would be hard-pressed not to notice the momentous historical occasion hanging before them when they mount the west staircase of the Senate wing. Fifteen ...

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 ...

This booklet was produced in December 1862 specifically for Union soldiers to read and distribute among African Americans. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and ...

For Juneteenth on Morning Edition, professor Nathan Connolly reflects on the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff voice the document in its entirety. Today, the country observes ...

WASHINGTON (WHTM) — In September 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Then in January of 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. One of the details that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C.