On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln presided at the annual White House New Year’s reception. Later that afternoon, he retired to his study to sign the Emancipation Proclamation. The first time he attempted to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln is available for public viewing at the Abraham Lincoln ...
SPRINGFIELD — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is showcasing a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Lincoln as a part of its "Lincoln: A Life and Legacy that ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will offer free admission on two days in February to celebrate the 16th ...
1862: President Abraham Lincoln reading the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all those enslaved in rebel-held territory would be "thenceforward, and forever, free." 1862: President ...
Christina Shutt shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander the Emancipation Proclamation at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum. Step inside the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & ...
Abraham Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer is back with yet another account of the exciting intricacies of the Lincoln presidency. Emancipating Lincoln: The Proclamation in Text, Context and Memory delves ...
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — More than 100 people gathered at a Milledgeville church Wednesday to celebrate the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the historic order President Abraham Lincoln ...
The public is invited to Peterboro, in Madison County, on Wednesday for a New Year’s Eve event commemorating the issuing of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1862. Events run ...
CHARLESTON , S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston's annual Emancipation Parade is set for Jan. 1 to mark 163 years since President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The parade runs from 11 a.m ...
A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln is available for public viewing at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) in Springfield. The historic ...