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Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBut just after the start of the Civil War, in 1860, it was the site of a Union Army training camp,...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRobert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, which all but ended the Civil War, a U.S. Army officer arrived in Galveston ...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAfter 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation...history. And even when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered ...
Juneteenth a reminder of ongoing struggles for freedom
The Hill· 6 days agoAlthough Juneteenth represents a day of freedom for Black Americans, many still struggle to realize...
Voting by mail in 1864
Quincy Herald-Whig· 2 days agoThe 1864 election was at the height of the Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln sought reelection which prompted debate about voting by mail, seditious...
Editorial: Juneteenth isn't a holiday just for Black people. Everyone should celebrate freedom
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday, is about honoring fortitude, perseverance and, yes, optimism. Those...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 7 days agoJuneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free....
Manitowoc’s Henry Baetz: a German immigrant, Union soldier and public servant who was Wisconsin's...
Herald Times Reporter via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn 1868, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago that nominated Ulysses...
Ben Fields: West Virginia Day brings up old bone to pick (Opinion)
The Charleston Gazette· 4 days agoAs all good West Virginians know, the state was formally established on June 20, 1863, as part of...
Are banks and the post office open on Juneteenth 2024?
NBC Washington· 7 days agoAmericans will celebrate Juneteenth on Wednesday, marking the day when the last enslaved people in...