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

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 ...

Over the last few weeks we’ve heard a lot about Juneteenth. Juneteenth celebrations happen on June 19 and celebrate the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas learned about the Emancipation ...

Just seven years after they learned of their liberation, a group of formerly enslaved Black Texans banded together in 1872 to purchase Emancipation Park in Houston. The 10-acre park was meant to serve ...

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 ...

The Emancipation Association of Savannah and Vicinity has scheduled the 158th worship service of the Emancipation Proclamation for 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 1. The virtual service will include ...

January has two important anniversaries that help us understand the stakes of Black History Month. On the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation — Jan. 1, 2023 — President Biden released a ...