CHICAGO, Wednesday, Nov. 4. The original draft of the Emancipation, which was donated to the Northwestern Fair for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission, is now in the hands of the Commission who ...
According to the request made in your behalf, the original draft of the Emancipation Proclamation is herewith inclosed. The formal words at the top and the conclusion, except the signature ...
The historic Stephen Sharp House sits on just an acre of some 88 acres that will be commercially developed in the city of ...
The National Archives will display both the original Emancipation Proclamation and General Order No. 3 from June 18 to 20. The museum will also host its Juneteenth Celebration with Playback ...
On Sept. 25, 1789, when Boudinot offered his resolution to set aside a day for Americans to give thanks to God for the ...
No Confederate states took the offer, and on January 1 Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation declared, "all persons held as slaves within any States, or designated part ...
The Emancipation Proclamation effectively transformed the character of the Civil War, adding a moral dimension to the Union cause. In 1936, the original Emancipation Proclamation document was ...
In this lesson, students explore the realities of life after the Emancipation Proclamation and learn about courageous individuals who fought against the inequalities African Americans experienced.
During Kwanzaa, this lucky ingredient resembles a coin, symbolizing prosperity and good luck in the upcoming year. It's also ...
In doing so, we also recognize that Juneteenth also marks the unforgivable two-year delay from Lincoln’s original Emancipation Proclamation, the first of a long history of our Nation’s attempts to ...
Reader Bob Erlich asked about preservation efforts in Houston’s Freedmen’s Town, the historic space just west of downtown where an African-American community emerged and thrived following the Civil ...
Director of the African American History and Culture Museum Lonnie Bunch looks at the forces that brought about the January 1, 1863 order. Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our ...