On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the legendary Emancipation Proclamation—one of the most significant documents in human history and a grand edict that paved the way to the ...

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 ...

Central Georgians gather to mark 163rd anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation White House lays out new timeline for Trump ballroom 'He didn't deserve this.' Man fatally shot by Pierce County ...

Black History Alliance and New Life United Methodist Church will host a Day of Remembrance commemorating the day the Emancipation Proclamation which freed enslaved Africans the United States of in ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” address at 1963’s March on Washington is perhaps the most famous speech in ...

Introduction: A man, imperfect -- A funeral: July 13, 1862 -- "In regard to your slaves ..." -- Nerve center -- First reading -- Send them away -- God knows -- One ...

The Equal Justice Initiative’s historical sites in Montgomery, Alabama, show what’s possible when history isn’t subject to ...

For many, New Year’s Eve is a night of sparkling lights and resolutions. But for the Black community, the ticking clock has a deeper echo. To understand why we gather in churches on Dec. 31, we must ...

After buying his own liberty, the Marylander covertly assisted conductors on the Underground Railroad, including Harriet ...

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 ...

Hundreds of thousands of Sanborn maps mapped the fire risk of every US city with over 1,000 people in the 20th century.