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The week of events brings in people from far and wide to Paducah to celebrate. This year's theme is "Legacy & Lineage: A ...
Griffin paid a record $13.7M for the 13th Amendment and $4.4 million for the Emancipation Proclamation. Both documents were ...
Billionaire hedge funder Kenneth Griffin was the buyer of record-breaking copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation ...
Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...
Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...
In July 2024, Griffin purchased a late Jurassic-era stegosaurus skeleton for a record-setting $44.6 million. Griffin has ...
Ken Griffin bought an Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, for $13.7 million, and the Emancipation Proclamation ...
A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s ...
The annual Juneteenth holiday observes the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It marks the day ...
The hedge fund founder paid $13.7 million for a copy of the 13th Amendment and $4.4 million for the Emancipation Proclamation ...
Celebrate Independence Day with unique Black American traditions. Explore 8 vibrant ways to honor freedom and heritage ...
While the federal Juneteenth holiday marked its fourth observance as a U.S. federal holiday, people in the Virgin Islands ...