When the new year arrived at midnight on Jan. 1, 1863, the quiet of most of the region’s small towns and rural expanses might well have been briefly disturbed by church bells ringing out. But there’s ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Stephen Puleo explained the positions of Charles Sumner and Abraham Lincoln on the Emancipation Proclamation.

The Woodland City Council is poised to adopt a proclamation recognizing June 19 as Juneteenth, a federally recognized holiday celebrating emancipation. The proclamation explained that Major General ...

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 ...