It was no accident that Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. That act shifted the meaning of ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jan. 1 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 45 B.C., New Year's Day was celebrated on Jan. 1 for the first time as the Julian calendar took effect. In 1801, Ceres, classified as a dwarf planet, was ...

“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 ...

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders doubled down on her decision to issue a proclamation shuttering state government offices on Friday in celebration of Christmas after receiving a complaint from a legal ...