Washington, D.C. – On Monday, September 22, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. , history and legacy will converge on Vermont Avenue as the African American Civil War Museum unveils a powerful new statue of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation . The dedication ceremony, marking the kickoff to the museum’s grand reopening , promises to be an inspiring moment for the nation and a moving tribute to Lincoln’s enduring role in shaping freedom.

A Monument to a Defining Moment

The date of the unveiling is no coincidence. September 22nd marks the anniversary of Lincoln’s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation of 1862 , which warned Confederate states to rejoin the Union or face the liberation of enslaved people on January 1, 1863 . That final proclamation not only declar

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