Lecture-Presentation: Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: Promises, Limits, and Legacies
January marks this historic anniversary
The Emancipation Proclamation was a curious document. President Abraham Lincoln declared that enslaved people were freed in Confederate states as of January 1, 1863. Yet the Union had no control over the Confederate states in 1863, and no one was set free as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation. Why did he issue it? And what significance does it hold today? Eduardo Pagán, the Sigler Museum Curator of History will explore the history and meaning of this historic document.
Cultural Crossroads Learning Center
(Corner of Tegner St and Wickenburg Way)
10 N Tegner St
Wickenburg, AZ 85390
Date
Jan 13, 2026
Cost
Free with paid Museum admission. Free for kids 17 and under with an adult; free for Members.
Location
Sigler Western Museum: Cultural Crossroads Learning Center
10 N Tegner St, Wickenburg, AZ 85390
Contact
Caesar Chaves
Director of Marketing
cchaves@westernmuseum.org
(928) 684-2272