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 ...

On Jan. 1, 1863, as the Civil War, the bloodiest of America’s wars, approached the end of its second year, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring “that all ...

Emancipation Proclamation 1863: Resource Bank Contents: click image for close-up Click here for the text of this historical document. As early as 1849, Abraham Lincoln believed that slaves should ...

The original Emancipation Proclamation on display in the Rotunda of the National Archives in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP) January has two important anniversaries that help us understand the stakes ...

President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in parts of the Confederacy, on Jan. 1, 1863. After 150 years, people still are debating the motivation behind the order.

Although the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect more than 100 years ago, civil rights leaders believe its message resonates as much today as it did then. That was the message delivered ...

For the 150th birthday of the Emancipation Proclamation, the National Archives is displaying the original document for members of the public to visit. A'Lelia Bundles, chair and president of the ...

(The Root) — Most of the time, the original Emancipation Proclamation is put away for safekeeping, but for a few days each year, the handwritten document that formally established the freedom of ...

Billionaire hedge funder Kenneth Griffin was the buyer of record-breaking copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation.

Also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, it commemorates when all Black people in the South became free. President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery on Jan. 1, 1863.

Emancipation Proclamation to go on permanent display at National Archives in 2026 Starting in 2026, the historic document will find a home next to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the ...

As “Emancipation” opens, he is being moved from the Louisiana plantation where he has lived with his wife, Dodienne (Charmaine Bingwa), and their children to help build a Confederate railroad.