As early as 1849, Abraham Lincoln ... a plan of compensated emancipation. No Confederate states took the offer, and on January 1 Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation.

On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln declared that all enslaved people in states rebelling against the Union “are, and henceforward shall be free.” He issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in ...

Celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12 by honoring his legacy of leadership, honesty, and perseverance. Explore ...

The item in question is the pen Abraham Lincoln used 150 years ago to sign the Emancipation Proclamation. It’s in a small exhibition at the Massachusetts Historical Society, “Forever Free ...

The birthday of Abraham Lincoln, who served as the 16th President ... which is when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation. “The document freed enslaved people in the Confederate states but ...