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Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat· 11 hours agoThe grounds which serve as the site of Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was used very much as it is today 170 years ago, as a place for agricultural fairs and other events. Camp Koerner — named after ...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
Associated Press· 1 day agoThousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more than 4 million enslaved...
15 shot after a 'sideshow' took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police say
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 hour agoFifteen people were shot after an illegal "sideshow” took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in...
America is still haunted by the ghost of Ronald Reagan's corruption
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe progress we’ve made in women’s suffrage, equal rights, civil rights, the separation of church...
After more than one try, West Virginia became a state of the union
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoJun. 20—Today is West Virginia Day, the anniversary of West Virginia becoming the nation's 35th state. To my knowledge, West Virginia is the only state that was created by seceding from an existing ...
Thousands of Black Civil War troops organized in Macon. This vet keeps their history alive
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoHe shared with festival attendees a story he has shared repeatedly all over the state — three of the...
Horizon rating: How grown-up is Kevin Costner's new four-film Western saga?
Popverse· 8 hours agoKevin Costner’s decades-long quest to bring Horizon: An American Saga to cinemas is about to come to...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThat was two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, during the Civil War....
While Florida was part of the Confederacy, Key West was not and freed its slaves early
CBS News· 1 day agoDuring the Civil War, Florida was part of the Confederate States of America. "Despite the fact that...
IUN marks Juneteenth with reading of Emancipation Proclamation
Chicago Tribune· 1 day agoAs the Sons of Veterans of the Civil War read the Emancipation Proclamation Monday, Indiana...