Juneteenth (also referred to as “Freedom Day”) celebrations vary by community. In Seattle, there are a number of ways to ...

Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...

DC was only part of the U.S. to pay off slave owners for freeing enslaves persons they held.

Next month, history buffs will have the opportunity to bid on the gloves that President Lincoln wore on the night of his ...

D.C. Emancipation Day celebrations continue, with a parade, festival, and concert commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

It seems as though 12-15 new books about Abraham Lincoln hit the market each year, with another dozen volumes featuring ...

A recent Grammy-award winning group will be at this year’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Jubilee, the Cool Spring Downtown District announced Thursday. This year’s celebration will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

As the 16th president of the United States, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves legally free within the Confederacy in 1863. For years, the statue on Bascom has been ...