Celebrations of freedom for enslaved Black people have been held around Missouri under different names and on different dates since they gained their freedom. Now, with the federal Juneteenth holiday ...

(St. Louis Public Radio) – This Thursday, Jan. 11, marks 153 years since the enslaved in Missouri were finally freed from bondage. Missouri’s Emancipation Day will be commemorated at the Missouri ...

On Jan. 11, also known as Missouri Emancipation Day, the Missouri History Museum is bringing new attention to an antebellum insurrection plot that was secretly devised by free Black Americans in St.

ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more famous ...

The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word that freedom for the enslaved had come. There were speeches, sermons and shared meals, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation is commonly believed to have ended slavery in the United States, but that’s a misconception. The United States was a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C.

These lesser-known pieces of Missouri history and more will be highlighted at the Missouri History Museum on Jan. 11, also known as Missouri Emancipation Day. During the museum’s Thursday Night at the ...