A rare signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation is displayed on Juneteenth NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ...

Stacker describes the events after the Emancipation Proclamation leading to the full abolition of slavery, using records, academic commentary, and reports.

Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well as a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation ...

January 1, 2013 marks the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Issued by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, the Proclamation declared that “all persons held as slaves” within ...

The 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation reminds us of Abraham Lincoln’s “transformative leadership” in ending slavery, and the continuing relevance of his leadership traits ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.

And finally, the Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified by the states on Dec. 6, 1865, and at long last abolished slavery throughout ...

The day before, President Lincoln had issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which set the deadline of January 1, 1863, for the rebellious southern states to cease and desist or face ...

The Emancipation Proclamation changed that, however, and explicitly redirected the struggle toward ending slavery in the United States. However, the language of the Proclamation was limited in scope.