Watch Night 2020

December 31, 1862 the people of the United States waited through the night to see if President Abraham Lincoln would issue the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in the states of rebellion.  Lincoln had first shared a draft of his  Emancipation Proclamation with his Cabinet early Read More …

Watch Night 2019

December 31, 1862 the people of the United States waited through the night to see if President Abraham Lincoln would issue the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in the states of rebellion.  Lincoln had first shared a draft of his  Emancipation Proclamation with his Cabinet early Read More …