Join Springfield’s Lincoln museum Jan. 19 for MLK Day events, including a live speech, skating, historian talks and a blood ...

In the broad sweep of 19th-century American history, the life of John Henry “Jack” Yates stands at the intersection of ...

For Patrice Willoughby, the NAACP’s policy and legislative-affairs chief, a picture is worth more than a thousand words. The ...

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate him, let’s also acknowledge some ugly The post 5 ...

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 ...

The event will take place at New Life United Methodist Church, 2821 South Monroe Street from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — More than 100 people gathered at a Milledgeville church Wednesday to celebrate the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the historic order President Abraham Lincoln ...

January 1 marks the start of the new year, but it’s also the day former president Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, declaring the end of slavery.

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 ...

The 161st Emancipation Proclamation Service will be held on Thursday, Jan. 1, at noon at the Greenwood Missionary Baptist Church, 1175 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Warrenton. The guest preacher ...