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

On this day in history, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln declared ...

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

The longest-running parade in the nation was honored today, followed by a program at the IAAM. The British Brute That's ...

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

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 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston celebrated Emancipation Day with a parade and a post-program. The nation’s longest-running parade made a return in honor of the Emancipation Proclamation ...

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

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The nation’s longest-running Emancipation Day Parade will march through the streets of downtown Charleston on New Year’s Day. The Emancipation Proclamation issued ...

Emancipation Proclamation Celebration in Gary — a constant to usher in the new year — also ushered in a new era for the ...