Despite existing for 160 years, Juneteenth is relatively new to Portland. In fact, this year marks the 80th anniversary of ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...

The event featured a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation from Brian Bibeau, who's been long involved in the event, who portrayed Brigadier General McCook. Attendees joined to commemorate May ...

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 ...

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 ...

The International African American Museum hosted a program on New Year’s Day in collaboration with the Charleston Emancipation Proclamation Association. The event served to commemorate the anniversary ...

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The National Archives has put a date to last year's announcement that the Emancipation Proclamation will go on permanent display. Starting in 2026, the historic document will find a home next to ...

On the steps of what is now the Knott House Museum, where the Emancipation Proclamation was first read in the state of Florida, it was read again – 159 years later. General Edward McCook first ...

Emancipation Day has been celebrated informally nationwide by many African Americans on Jan. 1, celebrating the Jan. 1, 1863, date when President Lincoln issued Proclamation 95 changing the legal ...

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture On September 22, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Under his wartime ...

When Washington County residents got their hands on a copy of the Washington Reporter and Tribune days later, a front page headline shouted “Emancipation Proclamation!” A headline below it read, ...