Dr. Jamal Touré discusses National Freedom Day, a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of a resolution abolishing ...
National Freedom Day was first observed in 1949 after sitting president Harry Truman called for its recognition in June of 1948. February 1 is the anniversary of President Lincoln’s signing of the ...
"By finding these names, we are releasing them to give back these enslaved people some of their dignity," said Sarah Bader-King, executive director of the John Wornall House Museum.