With the Emancipation Proclamation turning 150 years old this month, “Melissa Harris Perry” revisited the document and what it meant, for the rebellious south, for President Abraham Lincoln ...

He used that point to illustrate the importance of keeping alive the spirit of the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Lincoln issued on Jan. 1, 1863. The executive order gave freedom to ...

Actor Lar Park Lincoln, best known for her roles in the "Friday the 13th" horror franchise and the soap opera "Knots Landing" has died at the age of 63. The Dallas-based audition coach and ...

This is another reference to slavery, which was ended by the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment. The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in ...

It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers, by proclamation of Gen. John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former ...

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