Despite being president for only four years—from March 1861 to April 1865—Abraham ... the Emancipation Proclamation that freed enslaved people across the U.S., President Lincoln inspired ...

Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President ...

WASHINGTON — Each year on April 16, Washington, D.C., celebrates Emancipation Day — the day in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln signed ... the Emancipation Proclamation took effect and ...

Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: ... “You dislike the emancipation proclamation; and, perhaps, would have it retracted. You say it is unconstitutional—I think differently.” ...