President Biden left the word “God” out of his proclamation of the annual National ... “Our Government, which art in Washington, hallowed be thy taxes…” in response to a story about ...

newspaper or word of mouth — that the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued. "A lot of it, at least the initial Watch Night, was really many of the free black community," says Lonnie Bunch ...

In May 2021, Biden became the first president since 1952 to not use the word "God" in his National Day of Prayer proclamation. He did, however, write that this proclamation was signed in “the ...

Although probably no more than 800 slaves actually succeeded in reaching Dunmore's lines, word of the proclamation inspired as many as 100,000 to risk everything in an effort to be free.

When no state took Lincoln up on his offer, he followed through on his word and issued the official Emancipation Proclamation on the first day of the new year in 1863. Lincoln signing this ...

The stamp for the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's freeing of the slaves was made with modern graphic concepts but antique printing methods. Lincoln's presence in theaters and awards-season ...