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Juneteenth a reminder of ongoing struggles for freedom
The Hill· 5 hours agoAlthough Juneteenth represents a day of freedom for Black Americans, many still struggle to realize...
Bellingham officials raise Juneteenth flag in show of strength; challenged to ‘do the work’
Bellingham Herald mcclatchy via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoJuneteenth symbolizes the day on June 19, 1865, when the last slaves learned that the Civil War was...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
KSNT Topeka· 5 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
KOAM· 11 hours agoThis year marks the 161st anniversary of the raid, and the Tabernacle Baptist Church – the first Black Baptist church in Beaufort, South Carolina – unveiled a monument commemorating the pivotal ...
Celebrating late jazz icon Duke Ellington on his 125th birthday
WBUR Boston· 6 hours agoThis year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of bandleader, composer and pianist Duke...
On Juneteenth, remember the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 hours agoWhen Terence Crutcher, a father of four who sang in his church choir, was shot and killed by police in 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his twin sister, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher, saw history repeating itself ...
Today in History: June 28, Franz Ferdinand assassinated
San Francisco Chronicle· 21 hours agoIn 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. George G. Meade the new commander of the Army of the Potomac, following the ...
Library of Congress launches 'Collective Memories' exhibit, showcasing pivotal moments in history
KMBC-TV Kansas City· 2 days agoThe exhibit features an original copy of the Gettysburg Address – the same version historians...
Juneteenth Independence Day: What will be open and closed in and around Springfield
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoTexas was the western-most Confederate state. Although President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 and it took effect on Jan.
Step into history with Frazier Museum in June and July
WAVE 3 Louisville· 23 hours agoMorris will teach about monuments like City Hall and Main Street to iconic figures such as Abraham ...
