Lincoln Park saw an uneasy standoff Thursday night after left-wing protesters said they planned to rally against a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C., that had been paid for by freed ...

The bronze memorial statue was erected in 1876 to honor Abraham Lincoln for the Emancipation Proclamation. Protesters said they will return Friday to tear it down.

The Lincoln Park “Emancipation” statue in D.C., which depicts President Abraham Lincoln standing over a kneeling, freed enslaved man, is among the monuments drawing nationwide scrutiny.

Hundreds gathered Tuesday night to protest The Emancipation Statue in Lincoln Park. It was originally designed to depict an enslaved person, freed from his shackles, moving toward freedom in the ...

Calls for the removal of the nearly 150-year-old Emancipation Memorial at Lincoln Park in D.C. have intensified this week.

The Emancipation Monument in Lincoln Park drew attention this summer after protesters called for the statue's removal. The statue depicts President Abraham Lincoln standing over a freed enslaved ...

Also known as the Freedmen’s Memorial, the statue was paid for by free African Americans as a thank you to President Lincoln, who freed slaves in the District on April 16, 1862, prior to signing ...

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Washington, D.C.’s nonvoting representative in the House, is introducing a bill to remove the Emancipation Statue from the city’s Lincoln Park.&#8221… ...

The Emancipation Group, which is a replica of a statue in Washington D.C., was installed in 1879. It depicts Abraham Lincoln standing over Archer Alexander who is kneeling.

It's known as the Emancipation Statue and it shows a towering President Lincoln standing over a kneeling former enslaved man. The man's wrists are shackled and he is wearing no shirt or shoes.