They were enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation, in which President Abraham Lincoln decreed some enslaved people to be free on January 1, 1863. We're about to hear that document in its entirety.

A rare signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation is displayed on Juneteenth NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ...

Known as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved across the nation. But those days were unable to prevent new forms of economic slavery.

Thousands queue to see the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order No. 3. Juneteenth weekend gave visitors to the National Archives a chance to see the historic documents, which are rarely ...

A signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation soon will be on display in Springfield.. Beginning next week, in honor of Juneteenth — the June 19 holiday celebrating the emancipation of those ...

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this month.. Although Juneteenth was officially recognized in 2021 by President Joe Biden, making it the ...

A rare signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation will be displayed this month at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield in honor of Juneteenth, the holiday commemorat… ...

Here is a sampling of Juneteenth festivities happening in L.A. County this weekend to commemorate “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day.” June 16, 2023 ...

That day was May 20, 1865, two years, five months, and 20 days after the Jan. 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation called for the freeing of all enslaved Black people. Yet even today, many people in ...

For Juneteenth on Morning Edition, professor Nathan Connolly reflects on the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff voice the document in its entirety.

They were enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation, in which President Abraham Lincoln decreed some enslaved people to be free on January 1, 1863. We're about to hear that document in its entirety.