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On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
Houston Chronicle· 38 minutes agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
Head of Lebanon's Hezbollah threatens Israel, Cyprus in televised address
Reuters via AOL· 1 hour agoBEIRUT (Reuters) -The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Wednesday that nowhere in Israel would be...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 54 minutes agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
Civil war in Sudan takes centre stage at UN
Al Jazeera· 6 hours agoSudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of arming a paramilitary force in the country’s 14-month civil war, prompting a clash at the United Nations...
APTOPIX Juneteenth Black Civil War Veterans
Anacortes American· 58 minutes agoAssociated Press reporter Darren Sands points to the name of his great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands listed with the names of other United...
Former slave buried with enslaver’s name to get new headstone: ‘He should get that respect’
WYMT Eastern Kentucky· 10 hours agoA Civil War veteran and former slave in Indiana is being honored with a new headstone. The change...
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
Atlanta Journal-Constitution· 4 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the...
IUN marks Juneteenth with reading of Emancipation Proclamation
Chicago Tribune· 3 hours agoAs the Sons of Veterans of the Civil War read the Emancipation Proclamation Monday, Indiana...
Deseret News archives: Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination, but the journey continues
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe front page of the Deseret News on June 19, 1964, as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed the U.S....
