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1. The colored inhabitants of Norfolk and vicinity celebrated to-day as the first annual anniversary of their freedom, as given them under the President's Emancipation Proclamation. Four regiments ...

No Confederate states took the offer, and on January 1 Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation declared, "all persons held as slaves within any States, or designated part ...

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Organizers said commemorations will look to strike the balance between celebrating the nation’s founding ideals while ...

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Washington, D.C. is gearing up to take center stage in 2026 as the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, marking a historic ...

The International African American Museum will also be commemorating the anniversary of the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation. After the parade, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., museum officials ...

The National Archives will display both the original Emancipation Proclamation and General Order No. 3 from June 18 to 20. The museum will also host its Juneteenth Celebration with Playback ...

In partnership with the Charleston Emancipation Proclamation Association ... “It’s very important for us to come in and celebrate Emancipation Day, MLK Day, some of these large holidays ...