The 140th Anniversary Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation
From photograph to logo is a working rough. It illustrates how we work. This logo design was for the 140th Anniversary Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation. As part of a national educational campaign which ended in concurrent resolution.
The photograph was taken on July 4, 2001 at the site of the Emancipation Oak in Hampton, Virginia.
This is the official logo for the 140th Year Anniversary Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation. Featuring the Emancipation Oak where the first reading of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was read to the newly freed slaves. The Emancipation Oak is located in Hampton, Virginia on the campus of Hampton University. This 98 ft in diameter, live oak tree, is on the national historical landmark registry. The oak tree itself is the national tree of the United States of America.
The national historical commemoration of the 140TH Year Anniversary Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation came, shortly after September 11, 2001, as a venue for national celebration. The 140TH Year Anniversary Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation celebrates the progression of the United States, and was reminiscent of a similar period in American history, following the civil war. As the anniversary celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation grew in national momentum, americans joined in to participate, from varies locations across America. To find out more about the 140TH Year Anniversary Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation view the information page, click here.
The city of Newport News’ Division of Museums and Historic Services’ located in a neighboring city, to where the Emancipation Oak rests on the Hampton University campus, where the first southern reading occurred of the Emancipation Proclamation. It is the very same site where Mary Smith Peake taught children under the tree. The Newport News 140TH anniversary celebration consisted of a presentational reading of the Emancipation Proclamation with living historians portraying slaves to emphasize the meaning of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Oak, this national treasure, is part of the national historical landmark and the catalyst for the 140TH Year Anniversary Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Newport News event titled the “First Reading” was held in the Newport News City Council chambers, and accompanied, mayor Joe Frank of Newport News, Virginia, issuance of resolution, for the historical significance, of the 140th Year Anniversary Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Several other cities joined in issuing their support in the form of proclamation. The two proclamations shown below are from San Francisco & Washington D.C.
The national historical celebration idea was initiated by Cassandra West, LLc to honor and celebrate the 140th Year Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, after, visiting the site of the Emancipation Oak in Hampton, Virginia on July 4, 2001. The Emancipation Oak was photographed and used to create the official logo design for the 140TH Year Anniversary Celebrations of the Emancipation Proclamation (see above logo). The logo became a significant part of the national public awareness campaign.
United States Congressional Resolution
Early congressional supporters of the 140TH Year Anniversary Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation were Danny K. Davis who sponsored the legislation in the House of Representatives as resolution House Concurrent Resolution 36, and, the legislation was introduced into the Senate by Senator George Allen (VA), as Senate Concurrent Resolution 15.