National Freedom Day

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National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing of Abraham Lincoln of a joint resolution by the Senate and House proposing the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on February 1, 1865.

Major Richard Robert Wright Sr., a former slave, created National Freedom Day. He believed that there should be a day when freedom for all Americans is celebrated. President Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery on February 1, 1865. So, February 1st was chosen to celebrate National Freedom Day. On June 30, 1948, President Harry Truman signed a bill proclaiming February 1st as National Freedom Day. It is not a Federal holiday - government offices and banks are open for business.


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