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Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN.com· 7 days agoWhen the boats sounded their steam whistles, more than 700 men, women and children fled the...
Sculptor of monument on SC Statehouse grounds reflects on his view from space
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 4 days agoEd Dwight, one of six passengers on Blue Origins’ seventh manned flight into space, feared for a...
Juneteenth 2024 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoCity continues to offer a wide array of events to commemorate June 19, 1865 — the day U.S. Army soldiers brought news of emancipation to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — more than ...
South Bend residents come together to 'ring with harmonies of Liberty' at Juneteenth event
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMuhammed performed speeches by Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. Brother Sage led a brief libation...
Legislation Proposes Trump on $500 Bill
Coinweek· 5 days agoOn June 5, 2024, Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ9) introduced H.R.8620, an amendment to the Federal Reserve Act to allow the portrait of former president and now convicted felon Donald J. Trump ...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via Yahoo News· 6 days ago"I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I...
Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
Ohio Capital Journal via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as...
Wait ... the Underground Railroad ran across the Rio Grande? A lost story surfaces.
The Christian Science Monitor· 7 days agoMs. Bravo was raised along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hidalgo County, Texas. Before emancipation,...
Juneteenth celebrations, block parties and more in Philadelphia, New Jersey
CBS News· 6 days agoJuneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 and officially became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021. Here...
Philadelphia ‘walking artist’ heads to Texas for 51-mile walk in the state where Juneteenth began
Philly.com· 6 days agoPhiladelphia “walking artist” Ken Johnston flew to Texas on Tuesday to get a start on a 51-mile...
