As people across the country celebrated Juneteenth, some question whether or not lawmakers in 1865 actually intended to ...

Rare copies of both the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment will be auctioned off in Sotheby’s upcoming books ...

An Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, as well as a copy of the Emacipation Proclamation, are heading to ...

Someone will get a chance to own two literal pieces of American history. The post Documents that Lincoln signed to end ...

The congressional copy of the 13th Amendment — signed by President Abraham Lincoln, 37 senators and 111 congressmen — will be on display Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 ...

This year brings the 160th anniversary of June 19, 1865, a major turning point in the fight to end slavery in the U.S.

From the city to the suburbs, Juneteenth celebrations are happening all across Chicagoland. In the western suburbs, Governor ...

Two of the most pivotal documents President Abraham Lincoln ever signed are coming up for sale. Rare copies of both the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment will be auctioned off in ...

CHICAGO | Time had taken its toll on the nearly 147-year-old document, its surface creased and buckled, its inscriptions faded and an edge yellowed by old adhesive.