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One hundred and fifty years ago, during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln issued his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862. This proclamation warned the Confederate states that if they ...

Michel Martin speaks with Christopher Bonner, a historian at the University of Maryland, about the significance of the preliminary Emancipation... Lincoln, And The Path To The Emancipation ...

The Inkwell used by Lincoln, the Proclamation draft and Lincoln's pen. Robert Clark / Institute On July 20, 1862, John Hay, Lincoln’s private secretary, predicted in a letter that the president “will ...

2012-10-27T17:59:51-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/e13/308137-m.jpgDuke University History Professor Thavolia Glymph and University of Richmond President Edward ...

On Sept. 22, 1862, partly in response to the heavy losses inflicted at the Battle of Antietam, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, threatening to free all the ...

Peterboro continues its tradition of commemorating the historic 1862 Watch Night with exhibits, presentations and Civil War ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Issued 150 years ago this week, President Abraham Lincoln's initial proclamation that he would free the South's slaves is enjoying a public showcase to match its increased profile ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - As New Year's Day approached 150 years ago, all eyes were on President Abraham Lincoln in expectation of what he warned 100 days earlier would be coming - his final proclamation ...

Sept. 22, 2022, marks the 160th anniversary of a pivotal moment in American political and social history; one that is often overlooked, and certainly underestimated. On that day in 1862, President ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation is going to be on display at the N.C. Museum of History this spring. Officials from the museum and N.C. Freedom Monument Park are ...