The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the ... On July 22, 1862, Lincoln showed a draft of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet. It proposed to emancipate the slaves ...

On Presidents Day we are reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s commitment to reconciliation and rehabilitation, rather than retribution and revenge, as a mark of leadership.

The decree also left room for a plan of compensated emancipation. No Confederate states took the offer, and on January 1 Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation declared ...

In the 19th century, the forced bondage and inhumane treatment of Black Americans fiercely divided the United States, North ...

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed Jan. 1, 1863. This freed the slaves. That this was even necessary should have ended the stain on our country’s history. Such is not the case. The ...

True, the Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the ... Congress passed the Amendment before the Civil War was even over, and it became law six months after the war’s end.

One of the 10 greatest trees in the world is still holding strong — and with a remarkable tale of strength to pair with it.

During Black History Month, it is important to look at how far the education system for Black people has come. When slavery ...

Hegseth has made plain that his goal is to enhance the unbridled “lethality” of American military forces without handcuffs imposed by the law of armed conflict.