As of 2023, more than half of states across the U.S. recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday, according to the Pew ...

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On January 31, 1865, the U.S. Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery in the United ...

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 ...

New defense secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled all cultural awareness months in the Department of Defense, including Black History Month.

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate his essential contributions to our country, let's ...

Fourth St., Chillicothe. Jubilee Day marks the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. Rev. Moses Edwards Jr., Pastor of First Baptist Church, will be the speaker.

One such example is Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863). It proclaimed the freedom of enslaved people in Confederate states, redefining the American Civil War as a fight for human ...

The 84th Lincoln Pilgrimage, organized by the Gray Arrow District of the California Inland Empire Council of Scouting America, set out from Redlands High School midmorning Saturday and the parade made ...

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