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National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later was ratified as the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Main entrance to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. After ten years of planning, fundraising, and construction, the $110 million (~$170 million in 2023) [1] Freedom Center opened to the public on August 3, 2004; official opening ceremonies took place on August 23.
National Freedom Day kicks off Black History Month on Saturday, Feb. 1, according to Awareness Days. The day commemorates the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln signing the 13th Amendment to the U.S. ...
Calls upon the people of the U.S. to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies, pilgrimages to Foster's memorial sites, and musical programs featuring his compositions. 36 U.S.C. § 140: February 1 (Fixed) National Freedom Day: Commemorates the signing of the Thirteenth Amendment by President Abraham Lincoln on February 1, 1865. 36 U.S.C. § 124
Feb. 1: Decorating with Candy Day, National Baked Alaska Day, National Dark Chocolate Day, National Freedom Day, Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. Feb. 2: National Crepe Day, Groundhog Day, ...
Faith and Freedom: The Spiritual Roots of Liberation and Juneteenth Movie and Panel Discussion, Monday, June 17, 2-5 p.m. at Upperman Center at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S ...
Rosa Parks Day is a holiday in honor of the civil rights leader Rosa Parks, celebrated in the U.S. states of Missouri and Massachusetts on her birthday, February 4, in Michigan and California on the first Monday after her birthday, and in Ohio, Texas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon and several cities and counties on the day she was arrested, December 1.
The Rev. Al Sharpton’s civil rights advocacy group, National Action Network, is holding a march starting at 10 a.m. on Monday at McPherson Square in Washington, D.C., ending with a rally at the ...