Picture the Emancipation Proclamation, the Civil War-era executive order that changed the legal status of enslaved African Americans in secessionist states, and you might imagine a large broadside ...

An inaugural gospel sing-off will headline this year’s Emancipation Vigil ceremony in Montego Bay, St James, as part of ...

The Emancipation Proclamation, the final version of which Lincoln issued on Jan. 1, 1863, did not free black slaves on its own, but it was a key part of a freedom puzzle that included the ...

Today marks the 160th anniversary of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Sept. 22, 1862, just five days after the battle of Antietam, the bloodiest ...

The Emancipation Proclamation is a 1,754-word document that dealt a major blow to the institution of slavery. Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who applauded the measure’s intent ...

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 ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, but the word of the long-awaited news did not reach enslaved peoples in multiple parts of the country until much ...

Every day has a history attached to it. Have you ever wondered what stories hide behind today's date? So, what happened on ...

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 ...

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

The site is the final resting place of veterans from the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, a Buffalo Soldier, ...