I thought, you know, just, like, a couple dozen people would show up. (bright music ... two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Right after emancipation, formerly enslaved ...

The president’s shameful “skinny budget” would decimate national parks. NPCA explains why we must continue to defend the ...

Church bells in Tallahassee area will ring for 2 minutes to announce the dawning of the special day of freedom.

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation changing the legal status of slaves to free people on Jan. 1, 1863, but the war between the Union and Confederacy would go on for ...

A ceremony marking the 156th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in rebellious Southern states, was charged with politics, as speakers lashed out against ...

Director of the African American History and Culture Museum Lonnie Bunch looks at the forces that brought about the January 1, 1863 order. The Truth Behind the Legend of King Arthur National ...

The proclamation read: "80 years ago today, the United Kingdom and its allies from around the globe celebrated VE Day, the end of the war in Europe. "Today, as we come together to commemorate ...

One of the ways Lee campaigned for Juneteenth recognition was through her annual walking campaign from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, DC. She started the campaign at 89 years old and walked 2.5 ...

Mariah Carey took to social media on Friday (May 8) to continue the festivities surrounding the 20th anniversary of her landmark 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi. “Reliving the splendor of ...