Juneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom. When Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and fellow ...
Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The Emancipation Proclamation did not immediately free all enslaved people. Opal Lee's activism was instrumental in making ...
SPRINGFIELD — A free exhibition of a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, the historic executive order that freed millions of African Americans from enslavement in secessionist states, will be among ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln is available for public viewing at the Abraham Lincoln ...