Emancipation proclamation
Obama Seder Reflects Common Bond With Jews
The Emancipation Proclamation is a centerpiece of the First Family’s Seder at the White House. Devra Ferst calls it a potent reminder of the shared bond between Jews and black Americans.
Celebrating Slavery's End, 150 Years Later
Congregants at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church cried out in testimony, prayer and song at a New Year’s Eve service recalling the vigils held by blacks 150 years ago as they awaited President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Emancipation Proclamation Marks 150 Years
The star of next week’s 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation will be the document itself, which Washington’s National Archives is set to display for three days starting on Sunday in a rare showing.