On September 17, 1862, over 23,000 soldiers fell in a single day near the small town of Sharpsburg, Maryland. The battle ...

Juneteenth is fast approaching on June 19, a date where Americans celebrate and reflect on the history, journey and culture ...

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and organizers raised the Juneteenth flag on the New Haven Green and announced several events ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will speak at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of slaves in Galveston, Texas. It was officially signed ...

The penny, which costs more to make than it's worth, will be going away. That's a shocking reversal of government policy. Usually, the government doesn't stop producing anything that's overpriced or ...

The simple narrative today of the southern secession in 1860 and 1861 is that the southern states believed that the ...

Lincoln, 32, was serving his fourth term in ... in accordance with a proclamation from the executive of the United States, all slaves are free." A celebration followed, one that continues annually ...

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House Democrats proposed legislation Wednesday to remove the Emancipation Memorial from Lincoln ... held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." ...

This site is free thanks to our community of supporters ... these core principles into action in the fight against slavery, it was Lincoln’s constant fidelity that ensured his eventual success.