The Rev. Hodges was known for his community activism and spearheaded an effort to create a monument to abolitionist Harriet ...

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

Check out the latest exhibits and events Central Illinois museums, galleries and historic sites have to offer.

President Abraham Lin­coln signs a bill ending slavery in Washington, D.C. Approximately nine months later he would issue the ...

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

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

Ashley became the driving force for the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, legally ending slavery forever. [Jerry Klinger] ...

The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. As a student of leadership, I found it one of the most insightful books on the theme. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and ...

It seems as if Tammany Hall, the most well-known example of a “political machine,” has faded into the void at the center of ...

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

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

“He was crucified for us!” an elderly African American from York, Pennsylvania, told a newspaper that Easter weekend.