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Perspective | Feds well-positioned to provide slavery reparations, Harvard study finds
Washington Post· 2 days agoReparations proposals are controversial because of people like Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the...
JD Crowe: Celebrate Juneteenth and abolish Alabama’s Confederate holidays
Birmingham News· 4 days agoJune 19 has long been recognized by African Americans as a day to celebrate the end of slavery. It...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
‘Makes my heart smile’: Abilene Juneteenth celebrators speak on importance of day abolishing slavery
KTAB Abilene via Yahoo News· 3 days agoABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Stevenson Park in northeast Abilene was packed with revelers for two...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBut as Black Texans migrated to other states, they brought the...
Juneteenth 2024: How Oklahoma's unique history still affects residents today
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSlavery existed in Indian Territory until the Reconstruction Treaties of 1866 abolished slavery and...
Why Juneteenth didn’t actually end slavery in Texas
Washington Post· 4 days agoIn 1903, a Black man walked into an office in a small town in Texas, seeking any news about whether slavery had ended. The earnest inquiry from the man,...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
Today· 4 days agoOn that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000...
Metro-east civil rights leaders discuss the importance of the Juneteenth holiday
Belleville News-Democrat· 4 days ago“It’s a holiday for every person who believes the peculiar institution of slavery was wrong and that...
Juneteenth colors: What they mean and the history behind the hues
Today· 4 days agoIt was Wednesday, June 19, when Major General Gordon Granger and his troops rode into Galveston,...