Rep. Jim Clyburn celebrates Lincoln, MLK, but says Voting Rights Act under threat
79 days ago
"I had an opportunity to view the (original) Emancipation Proclamation in person last month, and the power of Lincoln's vision remains as clear today as it did 150 years ago," Scott said.
USPS honors Emancipation Proclamation, Rosa Parks
88 days ago
Students hosted Beverly Baugh, U.S. Postal Service district manager, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that slaves in Confederate states were...
National museum seeks 'the right tension' in chronicling slavery
90 days ago
The Emancipation Proclamation plays a prominent role in the museum's offerings.
Emancipation Proclamation on display in Nashville
95 days ago
"We didn't want to give people the impression that the emancipation was one moment, that slavery ended from the Emancipation Proclamation for example," he said.
TYLA works to expose modern slavery in Texas and U.S.
98 days ago
This year marks the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery, yet there are slaves in the United States -- men, women, boys and girls.
Lincoln epilogues in Washington, D.C.
101 days ago
As president, he ended slavery by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and preserved the nation despite the Civil War.
MLK parade celebration honors more than civil-rights leader
117 days ago
Not only did it celebrate the birth of the civil-rights leader, but it also commemorated the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation 150 years ago on Jan. 1 and recognized the beginning of the...
MLK parade celebration honors more than civil rights leader
117 days ago
Not only did it celebrate the birth of the civil rights leader, but it also commemorated the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation 150 years ago on Jan. 1 and recognized the beginning of the...
Desire for freedom is an ancient yearning
133 days ago
On April 25, 1864 -- 15 months after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863 -- Annie Davis sent this letter to the White House:
Watch Night, a black church tradition, turns 150
140 days ago
A tradition began Dec. 31, 1862, as many black churches held Watch Night services, awaiting word that his Emancipation Proclamation would take effect during a bloody Civil War.
