National Freedom Day, February 1, 2017 Today we reflect onour American freedoms and honor all those who protect and defend them. Today is designated as # NationalFreedomDay ! The first day of February is also the kick off of # blackhistorymonth . HISTORY: National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later became the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution . President Lincoln signed the Amendment outlawing slavery on February 1, 1865, although it was not ratified by the states until later. M... read more
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