Your device does not support the audio. SPRINGFIELD – A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln is now on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum as part ...

Before Juneteenth, there was Emancipation Day. This past Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 was the 163rd anniversary of an historical Presidential Executive Order that changed the tenor of the Civil War, ...

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 ...

Parishioners at Russell Temple Methodist Church in Bridgeport observed the 163rd anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Donald Trump changes his mind on tariffs again Rob Gronkowski reveals ...

After two terms in office, the Dallas County Sheriff is making a major announcement about his future. After 34-years on the job, Auburn’s Chief of Police Cedric Anderson will retire at the end of ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - A Tuscaloosa church stepped back in time and celebrated a pivotal moment in American history. The Tuscaloosa Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance celebrated the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A group of enslaved people wait together for 1863 to arrive. The Emancipation Proclamation became official at midnight. Credit: Unknown illustrator / Public domain image via Wikimedia Commons Sign up ...

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 ...

“Waiting for the Hour.” Carte-de-visite of an emancipation watch night meeting on Dec. 31, 1863, where African American men, women and children gathered around a man with a watch, waiting for 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 ...