CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The International African American Museum entered a new year by reflecting on a pivotal moment in U.S. history. “’Freedom’s Eve,’ ‘Watch Night,’ which is a gift of the Gullah ...

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

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 ...

TIFTON, GA (WALB) - Organizers of an ongoing tradition in Tifton are getting ready to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation. The speaker for this year’s event is Paulette Thornton. Eagles Wings ...

One of the nation’s most historic churches will host a celebration on New Year’s Day to mark 156 years since Montgomery officially recognized the Emancipation Proclamation that freed enslaved people, ...

The Talladega County Chapter of NAACP will celebrate the nation’s 160th Emancipation Proclamation Program and Leadership Drive at the historic Ritz Theatre starting at 3 p.m. on New Year’s Day.

GARY | Human beings are afflicted by an age of material desires and poverty of body and spirit, a cleric said Monday at a program commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation. The Rev. James Dukes, a ...

Historical insight and illuminating revelation of the Emancipation Proclamation were the focus of a special program presented Monday by the Pine Bluff branch of the NAACP. About 200 people gathered at ...

Talladega County’s NAACP chapter is planning an Emancipation Proclamation Program to be held at Rocky Mount Baptist Church Wednesday at 11 a.m. Chapter president Rev. Hugh Morris and Rocky Mount ...