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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 day ago“Even as a toddler several years after the war, every single person he knew would have been through...
American slavery wasn’t just a white man’s business − new research shows how white women profited,...
The Patriot-News· 1 day agoAs the United States continues to confront the realities and legacy of slavery, Americans continue...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
KOIN News 6 Portland· 19 hours agoMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more...
Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom
Reason.com· 20 hours agoJust as darkness is the absence of light, enslavement is the absence of liberty. By any measure, Juneteenth, the holiday today that commemorates the...
Why are red foods eaten on Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 21 hours ago“For both of these cultures the color red is the embodiment of spiritual power and transformation.” Accounts of enslavement from Texas describe an...
Slavery and Empire Still Mark the British Countryside
Time via AOL· 3 days agoTo suggest, then, as Badenoch has, that colonialism and slavery were not central to the history of...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned it down
The Independent via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoTheir announcement came more than two years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
Paying reparations for slavery is possible – based on a study of federal compensation to farmers,...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSince the 1930s, the federal government has made payments to victims of financial hardships and...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe flag's red, white and blue colors were chosen on purpose to showcase that African Americans were...
