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A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoFamily history has Bell’s father, Cornelius, born in Georgia on May 18, 1865. That was weeks after...
Former slave buried with enslaver’s name to get new headstone: ‘He should get that respect’
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids· 3 hours agoA Civil War veteran and former slave in Indiana is being honored with a new headstone. The change...
Tracing Northeast Ohio’s Underground Railroad history at Cleveland’s Cozad-Bates House (photos)
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 1 hour agoBefore the Civil War, Northeast Ohio was a hotbed of abolitionism, dotted with safe houses and sites...
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 25 minutes agoIt’s an American holiday celebrating the date when the last slaves in the United States were freed...
MAGA civil war reaches climax in Bob Good primary
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe MAGA civil war surrounding House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good’s (R-Va.) primary in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District is coming to a head,...
Will a war crimes court heal, or reopen, the wounds of Liberia’s civil war?
Al Jazeera· 22 hours agoPresident signs order promising establishment of a war crimes court in efforts to bring justice 21...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 59 minutes agoThe news didn't get to Texas until 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston two months after the ...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
WWII Veteran Is Also The Only Living Son Of A Civil War Soldier
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 days agoServing in the military is a family tradition for William Pool. The 99-year-old veteran fought at...
What does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 14 minutes ago“It happened after the Civil War with the Reconstruction. It happened after the Civil Rights...