Today the National Archives revealed the original Juneteenth proclamation, also known as General Order No. 3. Check out NPR’s coverage of this story: “Based on what’s going on now in this country, there was a need to talk about Juneteenth,...
Joseph Reidy is Professor of History and Associate Provost at Howard University. This interview is based on his new book, Illusions of Emancipation: The Pursuit of Freedom and Equality in the Twilight of Slavery (The University of North Carolina Press, 2019)....
Here is the table of contents of the January 2013 issue of the PMHB. The theme is “The Emancipation Proclamation at 150.” Front Matter Editorial by Tamara Gaskell Introduction by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Randall M. Miller ArticlesThe Contested History...
This looks like a wonderful program for K-12 teachers. More information is available here. Beyond the Proclamation: Interpreting Emancipation for Today’s Youth Saturday, February 23, 2013 Sponsored Jointly by Independence National Historical Park, the African American Museum in Philadelphia, The...
