His 1845 autobiography is still taught in U.S. schools today. Lincoln, born Feb. 12, signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all enslaved people free in the Confederate states.

One of the 10 greatest trees in the world is still holding strong — and with a remarkable tale of strength to pair with it.

Mercer argued that some of the most influential actions in American history were executive orders, including the Emancipation Proclamation, funding for the Manhattan Project, the internment of ...

QUITE AN INCREDIBLE STORY. SHE WAS BORN A SLAVE IN 1862, THE SAME YEAR THAT THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION PASSES. OF COURSE, AS A RESULT OF THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM, JUST UP THE ROAD FROM HERE AND ...

As one of the border states during the American Civil War, Missouri was exempt from President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation decreeing the freedom of slaves in all territory held ...

Cancel anytime. U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II addresses the crowd during the 161st annual Emancipation Proclamation celebration at Greater Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church in the 1600 block of N.

The Heart of Lincoln,” a 1922 movie directed by the pioneering filmmaker Francis Ford, was found at a stock-footage library ...

Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...

He explained, "Some are totally appropriate and some are positive — including the emancipation proclamation — but ... Nowrasteh pulled out a copy of the U.S. Constitution and answered ...

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Upon reaching Washington, gave him a printed copy, a typeset copy of the ... It was after the Emancipation Proclamation that Lincoln had issued at the f- beginning of that year.