Learn about the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order No. 3 with reference archivist Damani Davis. The National Archives Museum in Washington, DC, will display the original Emancipation Proclamation, along with General Order No. 3, from Thurs., June 19, to Sun., June 22, 2025. Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. ET; timed ticket entry is available, but not required. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation ap