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Staten Island cemetery, founded for NYC Black community, gets landmark status
Staten Island Advance· 8 hours agoA longtime piece of Oakwood and a special place for New York City’s Black community earned landmark...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoEscaped slave and brilliant orator Frederick Douglass quickly praised the act that he had fought so hard for. “We are all liberated by this proclamation ...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoSeveral years before Granger made his declaration in Galveston, famed American orator Frederick Douglass, himself a former enslaved man, spoke to an...
What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBorn into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of the leading abolitionists in America....
‘Sailing to Freedom’ - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 18 minutes agoThe show is based on research by Dr. Timothy Walker and a previous exhibition at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. “Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions...
Another NYC thief steals car with baby inside — and may have answered owner’s phone when cops called
NY Post metro via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoA male suspect hopped inside the red Honda Pilot around 8:50 a.m. at West 134th Street and Frederick...
JD Crowe: Celebrate Juneteenth and abolish Alabama’s Confederate holidays
Birmingham News· 7 hours agoJune 19 has long been recognized by African Americans as a day to celebrate the end of slavery. It...
FREDERICK DOUGLASS NOW Comes to OKC Rep in 2025
Broadway World· 2 days agoFrederick Douglass NOW will be presented by OKC Rep in partnership with Oklahoma Contemporary next year. Performances run May 1-4, 2025 at Te Ata...
‘Becoming Frederick Douglass’ to be screened
Times Leader· 5 days agoTo commemorate Juneteenth, the public is welcome to join WVIA for a free screening of the documentary “Becoming Frederick Douglass,” set for 11 a.m....
Check out the Monitor’s 10 best books of June
The Christian Science Monitor· 23 hours agoThe Monitor’s 10 best books of June, from biographies to family sagas, are sure to keep you turning pages. European refugees adrift in Shanghai face few...
