CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston celebrated Emancipation Day with a parade and a post-program. The nation’s ...

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston's annual Emancipation Day Parade took place Wednesday, marking 162 years since President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and declared ...

New Year celebrations in the Charleston area continued into Wednesday, especially for those with African American ancestry ...

The nation’s longest-running Emancipation Day Parade will march through the streets of downtown Charleston on New Year’s Day.

While unofficial, small celebrations began almost immediately, the first organized Emancipation Day celebrations in North ...

Although the Battle of Antietam is a much-studied encounter, Budiansky’s consideration of nine people caught up in the battle and its aftermath is thoughtful and insightful.

The Emancipation Day Parade kicks off Wednesday morning in downtown Charleston. The parade will kick off at 11 a.m. on ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — An Emancipation Day Parade will be held in Charleston on Wednesday to commemorate the decree issued by President Abraham Lincoln that changed the trajectory of America ...

Charleston's International African American Museum (IAAM) hosted a New Year’s Day event Wednesday to commemorate the ...