Explore the history of emancipation from the Civil War to today. Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation, now on view through July 9, responds to the long and unresolved history of emancipation in the United States. From the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to the recognition of Juneteenth as a federal holiday in 2021, the fight for emancipation continues to this day, yet the hope for a brighter future remains.