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Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThe grounds which serve as the site of Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was used very much as it is today 170...
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...
After more than one try, West Virginia became a state of the union
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 13 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· 16 hours agoHe shared with festival attendees a story he has shared repeatedly all over the state — three of the...
15 shot after a 'sideshow' took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police say
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours 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· 11 hours agoThe progress we’ve made in women’s suffrage, equal rights, civil rights, the separation of church...
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...
Two national parks to honor Black soldiers for Juneteenth
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWilliam Garvin was a former slave who enlisted in the military during the Civil War.National Park...
Tracing Northeast Ohio’s Underground Railroad history at Cleveland’s Cozad-Bates House (photos)
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 2 days agoBefore the Civil War, Northeast Ohio was a hotbed of abolitionism, dotted with safe houses and sites...