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National Freedom Day - Wikipedia

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 ...

National Freedom Day: Deepening Our Resolve To Fight Human ...

National Freedom Day also marks the culmination of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. More than 150 years after President ...

NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY - February 1 - National Day Calendar

National Freedom Day, always observed on February 1st, celebrates freedom from slavery. It also recognizes that America is a symbol of liberty. The day honors ...

National Freedom Day | UMass Office of the President

Major Wright chose February 1 as National Freedom Day in recognition of the 13th Amendment. It was on this day in 1865 that President Abraham Lincoln signed a ...

National Freedom Day at SSU - Research Guides at Savannah ...

Wright invited national and local leaders to meet in Philadelphia to formulate plans to set aside February 1 each year to memorialize President ...

National Freedom Day - Division of Inclusive Culture and Belonging

National Freedom Day is a day that commemorates President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the joint resolution that established the Constitution's 13th Amendment ...

First Day of Black History Month: National Freedom Day

Major Wright unfortunately passed away in 1947, a year before his dream would become reality. On June 30, 1948, the bill to designate February 1 as National ...

Honor National Freedom Day - End Slavery Now

National Freedom Day is celebrated because on February 1st, 1865 Abraham Lincoln signed the joint resolution from the House and the Senate that ...

NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY - February 1, 2025 - National Today

especially on February 1. Confused? It's National Freedom Day! This day was founded to celebrate the freedoms we enjoy as U.S. citizens, freedoms that we should ...

Presidential Proclamations: National Freedom Day

February 1st is National Freedom Day, a time to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's signing of the resolution that became known as the 13th Amendment.

National Freedom Day and Black History Month

Major Wright chose February 1 as National Freedom Day in recognition of the 13th Amendment. It was on this day in 1865 that President Abraham ...

National Freedom Day: An American Military Legacy

February 1st is National Freedom Day. The purpose of this day is to ... Woodson began his weeklong celebration to honor the birthday of ...

National Freedom Day

But slavery is now outlawed, and on National Freedom Day we celebrate freedom from slavery and liberty for all. Any day is a good day to ...

Proclamation 2824—National Freedom Day

Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate February 1, 1949, and each succeeding February 1, as national Freedom Day; and I call ...

National Freedom Day 2024 - Awareness Days Events Calendar 2024

How to Celebrate National Freedom Day · Learn About History: Take the time to study the history of slavery in the United States, the abolitionist ...

National Freedom Day 2025 in the United States - Time and Date

National Freedom Day commemorates the date – February 1, 1865 – when Abraham Lincoln, who was the nation's president at the time, signed a joint resolution that ...

National Freedom Day - News Flash • Norfolk, VA • CivicEngage

In 1948, President Harry Truman designated Feb. 1 as National Freedom Day - one year after Major Wright's death. This day, along with Negro ...

Holidays for Kids: National Freedom Day - Ducksters

Who celebrates this day? This day is a federal observance, but not a public holiday. Any American can celebrate this day. Cities and government institutions ...

36 U.S. Code § 124 - National Freedom Day - Law.Cornell.Edu

The President may issue each year a proclamation designating February 1 as National Freedom Day to commemorate the signing by Abraham Lincoln on February 1, ...

A Proclamation on World Freedom Day, 2024 | The White House

Today marks 35 years since the Berlin Wall came down. Its fall was one of the greatest advances in human dignity in my lifetime.