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

On a sunny Tuesday in May in downtown Tallahassee, flags flapped in the breeze as a uniformed color guard solemnly marched toward the steps of the Knott House. On the porch, a reading of the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. The tradition of Watch Night services in the ...

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” ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Each year on April 16, Washington, D.C., celebrates Emancipation Day — the day in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln signed the DC Compensated Emancipation Act into law, freeing over ...

Correction: a previous version of this story expressed that the Frist Art Museum was hosting a yearly August 8 Emancipation event, it was a one time event. America will celebrate Emancipation Day, ...

Ken Griffin, known for purchasing a Stegosaurus skeleton and a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution, recently acquired Abraham Lincoln's handwritten copy of the 13th Amendment. Griffin purchased the ...