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Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat· 1 hour agoThe grounds which serve as the site of Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was used very much as it is today 170...
After more than one try, West Virginia became a state of the union
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 hour 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 ...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
WDTN-TV 2 Dayton· 14 hours agoMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more...
Thousands of Black Civil War troops organized in Macon. This vet keeps their history alive
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoHe shared with festival attendees a story he has shared repeatedly all over the state — three of the...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 21 hours 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 ...
Two national parks to honor Black soldiers for Juneteenth
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWilliam Garvin was a former slave who enlisted in the military during the Civil War.National Park...
Director Kevin Costner's Western Horizon Poised To Bomb At The Box Office - SlashFilm
/Film· 1 hour agoCostner's Western epic is described as a multi-faceted chronicle covering the Civil War expansion...
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· 15 hours agoDuring the Civil War, Florida was part of the Confederate States of America. "Despite the fact that...