Abraham Jackson was struck by a train as he headed toward a Pensacola Emancipation Day event. Robin Reshard's new production retells his final hours.

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The roots of Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. run deep in the city, starting as a seed planted during Lincoln's ...

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When it launches, UK passport-holders will need a visa-waiver to visit any countries in Europe’s passport-free zone, the Schengen Area. The separate European Entry / Exit Scheme (EES) - with ...

(File photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) James Byron, president and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation, has been selected to help oversee the National Archives and Records ...

ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more ...

SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE UNANTICIPATED CLOSURE, THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, WHICH MANAGES THE MUSEUM ... Every day, people from around the country & world visit to find inspiration from our 35th ...

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Griffin said that at the time, the Kelly Miller Foundation was looking for a way to raise money, so they began recognizing and celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation, the declaration made by ...

The Department of Archives ... of a national legislative push against diversity, equity and inclusion policies which negatively impact minority groups in the workforce, and she believes the state ...

The National Archives later announced the library would be open the following day. The reason for the closure and subsequent reopening remains unclear. (This article has been updated with ...