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The Emancipation Proclamation in practice: A timeline
Stacker via AOL· 5 months agoStacker describes the events after the Emancipation Proclamation leading to the full abolition of...
Emancipation Proclamation To Be Permanently Featured At National Archives
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLincoln's order, which declared slaves freed in Confederate-controlled states, has been only...
Emancipation Proclamation to be placed on permanent display in National Archives Rotunda
The Hill via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe National Archives plans to place the Emancipation Proclamation on permanent public display in...
Emancipation Proclamation issued 160 years ago today
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Civil War was the darkest period in American history. But from the midst of the horror came a moment of hope. Today marks the 160th anniversary of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation ...
Everything you need to know about Juneteenth in North Jersey
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when news that slavery had been abolished reached Galveston,...
'Emancipation' review: A powerhouse Will Smith lifts the wobbly Apple TV+ action thriller
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe stylish period drama “Emancipation” tries to juggle, with mixed results, an assortment of...
Juneteenth Independence Day: What will be open and closed in and around Springfield
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth Independence Day is a federal holiday and will be observed by most government agencies...
Arthur I. Cyr: Thanksgiving and Lincoln’s legacy
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoThanksgiving means actual, not contrived, inclusiveness. President Abraham Lincoln profoundly demonstrates this fundamental point. On Oct. 3, 1863, the...
Today in History: Jan. 1, Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoToday in History Today is Monday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2024. There are 365 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...
Juneteenth is the national holiday, but Tennessee also celebrates on its Emancipation Day
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth is the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. But in...