The 64th Annual Emancipation Proclamation Celebration in Gary — a constant to usher in the new year — also ushered in a new era for the Interfaith Clergy Council of Gary & Vicinity as its ...

President Lincoln Signs Emancipation Proclamation, American... President Abraham Lincoln writes the Emancipation Proclamation, issued September 22, 1862, freeing all slaves as of January 1, 1963, ...

When President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, he called it “the central act of my administration, and the great event of the 19th century.” Yet critics ...

The nation’s longest-running parade made a return in honor of the Emancipation Proclamation, which was declared Jan. 1, 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln. This liberated African Americans from ...

Charleston's Emancipation Proclamation Parade celebrates 162nd anniversary of freedom on Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025, in Charleston.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On this day in history, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln declared that all enslaved people in states rebelling ...

On the first day of 2025, Bartow County will continue its long-standing tradition of commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation. This year, the program will feature the theme “We’ve come this far by ...

To commemorate the moment in history, the International African American Museum and the Charleston Emancipation Proclamation Association are hosting a parade at 11 a.m. Following the parade ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On this day in history, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln declared that all enslaved people in states rebelling ...

Warren County’s 160th celebration of the emancipation proclamation will be held Wednesday, Jan. 1, at noon at Greenwood Baptist Church, located at 1175 Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., Blvd., Warrenton. The ...

Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, a proclamation ... than the Gettysburg Address. "Emancipation is the demand ...