WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will be kicking off the New Year by recognizing the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation ...
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-winning filmmaker Erika Dilday is joining Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon as co-director and co-producer of the upcoming documentary film Emancipation to Exodus (working ...
ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more famous ...
Follow 3 friends on a 350-mile journey through Texas’ Black history to Juneteenth's origin. "The Route to Emancipation" by Black History Bike Ride follows three friends as they embark on a 350-mile ...
All are welcome to join the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) and Museum of African American History Boston I Nantucket for a free performance to celebrate freedom and honor the progress for human rights ...
This booklet was produced in December 1862 specifically for Union soldiers to read and distribute among African Americans. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and ...
WASHINGTON — Each year on April 16, Washington, D.C., celebrates Emancipation Day — the day in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln signed the DC Compensated Emancipation Act into law, freeing over ...