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Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 39 minutes agoMany students say they aren’t learning much about slavery beyond its harsh conditions. A historian...
Almost 9 In 10 House Republicans Voted To Put A Confederate Memorial Back At Arlington National...
HuffPost· 2 days ago“What Confederate tradition are you upholding? Is it slavery? Rape? Kidnap? Jim Crow? Lynching?...
American slavery wasn’t just a white man’s business − new research shows how white women profited,...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt was, in essence, an early feminist institution – but exclusively for white women. A lasting myth...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIncreased...everything to know about Juneteenth 2024. What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth commemorates...
7 things to know about Southern Baptist Convention’s 2024 meeting: Women pastors, Trump, sex abuse
Birmingham News· 6 days agoThousands will gather in Indianapolis June 11-12 for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist...
One man says his father was born into slavery. Here’s what Juneteenth means to his family.
CNN.com· 1 day agoIn a northern Florida graveyard, as the trill of insects filled the air, 83-year-old Wilbur B. Bell...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...
Start your week smart: Heat dome, Alex Jones bankruptcy, Merrick Garland, FAA investigation,...
CNN via Yahoo News· 41 minutes agoHow will you fare? Play me off … ‘Dancing in the Dark’ Do you remember when you first saw this video? If you do, you probably believed the story that The Boss plucked that woman< ...
Juneteenth celebrated in Las Vegas: ‘This is an American holiday’
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 12 hours agoWhile Las Vegans have been celebrating the effective end of slavery in the United States for more...
What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBorn into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of the leading abolitionists in America....