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'Misses the Forest for the Trees': Barrett Knocks Thomas' Use of History | Law.com
Law.com· 9 hours agoJustice Clarence Thomas, who wrote the majority opinion in Vidal v. Elster, has made searching for...
When did Kentucky actually abolish slavery? A lot later than you think.
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 17 hours agoJune 19, 1865: Gen. Gordon Granger delivers General ...spreads throughout the nation. Dec. 6, 1865:...
Richmond pastor reacts to Southern Baptist's vote on female ministers: 'We love our female pastors'
CBS 6 Richmond· 8 hours agoOn Wednesday, the Southern Baptist Convention asked voting representatives from Baptist churches across the country if women have a place in the ministry. Jim Somerville, Senior Pastor at First ...
Spokane City Council ratifies mayor's overdose emergency declaration
Tribune via AOL· 7 days agoJun. 6—The Spokane City Council on Thursday unanimously ratified Mayor Lisa Brown's emergency declaration, which she initiated through executive order on Tuesday, showing support for her efforts ...
You Could Own Rare Copies of the Nation's Founding Documents, Just in Time for the Fourth of July
Smithsonian Magazine· 10 hours agoLater this month, Sotheby’s will celebrate the anniversary of the United States’ founding by selling early copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
The history and significance of Juneteenth
CW39 NewsFix· 2 days agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country’s second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom....
Kentucky’s role in slaves’ emancipation: ‘Camp Nelson is our Canada’
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 17 hours agoLinda Blackford: On Juneteenth, remember where Black Kentuckians issued their own Emancipation...
Why Gavin Newsom’s Gun Control Constitutional Amendment Hasn’t Gone Beyond California
Lost Coast Outpost· 7 days agoSince Gov. Newsom proposed a 28th Amendment one year ago, there has been far more progress on online petitions than in other state legislatures. His team says the effort will pick up speed in 2025. Story from @CalMatters.
Celebrate Juneteenth at these Central Florida events
WKMG ClickOrlando· 18 hours agoAs a result of this, some African Americans remained enslaved in some parts of the South until two and a half years later, when Union troops arrived in Texas on June 19, 1865 ...
Southern Baptists expel Virginia church for believing women can serve as pastors
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoEven as they prepare to vote on a formal ban on churches with women pastors, delegates to the...
