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50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom
PureWow via AOL· 2 days agoAlthough the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all enslaved people should be free in 1863,...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
The Reason Behind Red Juneteenth Foods and Drinks Isn't So Straight Foward
Good Housekeeping· 1 day agoThe celebration marks the period in 1865 in which enslaved people in Galveston, Texas received the...
A Timetable of The Most Important Events of The American Civil War
247wallst.com· 4 days agoThe American Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, was a defining moment in this nation’s history...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
The Greenville News· 11 hours agoConfederate Memorial Day in South Carolina takes place on Friday, May 10, sparking controversy and...
How Jazz Became the Voice of Revolution
Time via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFew remember the song because it played only during the six-week run of My People, a show staged in Chicago in 1963 during a centenary celebration of the...
Great Explorers: John C. Fremont
ExplorersWeb via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSkilled explorer or overreaching dilettante? Crusading abolitionist or violent murderer? General with the soul of a country on his mind? Or self-centered...
FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS, PARTS 1, 2 & 3 Comes to Quintessence Theatre
Broadway World· 3 days agoParks was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2022. Inspired by Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, ‘Father Comes Home’ flips the Civil War narrative of North vs. South, Confederacy vs. Union ...
Discard the principle vs. compromise distinction
Stars and Stripes· 4 days agoOne of the most basic conflicts in politics, and in life in general, is whether to stand by your principles or be open to compromise. Woodrow Wilson is...
Guest Spot: The entire North Fork should celebrate Juneteenth - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 6 days agoObserved on June 19, Juneteenth marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It commemorates the day in 1865 when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston ...