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

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The Emancipation Association of Montgomery held its 160th annual Emancipation Proclamation Celebration to kick off 2026.

View Abraham Lincoln's signed Emancipation Proclamation at ALPLM in Springfield, featured in a special exhibit celebrating ...

On New Year’s Eve, approximately 100 people gathered at Historic First Baptist Church for a Watch Night service to recognize ...

President Abraham Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation during the autumn of 1862 and it formally took effect 160 years ago this January. When released to the public, the 719 word document ...

In Milledgeville, over 100 gathered to mark the Emancipation Proclamation's anniversary, reflecting on its enduring impact ...

Reflecting on the historic anniversary of the document by Pres. Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves, state Rep. Floyd L. Griffin Jr. says it’s important to remember to walk with “boots on the ground” ...

“Black history is our history. This is our time to serve, and this is our time to be a part of our own history. Starting in ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The final touches are being made for a slave emancipation monument on Brown’s Island. The Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Monument is set to be completed by the end of ...

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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, ...