Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among ...

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

After shaking hands with visitors to the White House for four hours on Jan. 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln’s right arm trembled as he prepared to sign the Emancipation Proclamation later that afternoon. It ...

The pen President Lincoln used to sign the Emancipation Proclamation has been on loan for the past three years. It is now home in Boston. ♪ >> FOUNDED IN 1791, IT IS THE OLDEST HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN ...

For the observation of the federal holiday, we hear from Nathan Connolly, an associate professor of history at Johns Hopkins University, about the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff read it.

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 ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, warning that any state still in open rebellion at the start of the new year would see all ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — By 1862, America had torn itself as massive armies marched across farmlands and old roads, fighting in large-scale battles with casualty rates that continued to shock the country.

Michel Martin speaks with Christopher Bonner, a historian at the University of Maryland, about the significance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which was issued on Sept. 22, 1862. We're ...

Editor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. However, it could not be implemented in territory controlled by ...

“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights ...