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Gannett via AOL· 13 hours agoFriday at Adderley Amphitheater in Cascades park. There will be a reading of the Emancipation ...
Before Juneteenth came Florida's Emancipation Day - and Pensacola will celebrate
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days ago"Most people have never heard about that,'' said Gulley, board president of the Ella L. Jordan African-American History...
Civil rights icon Opal Lee headed to Japan to share the story of Juneteenth, message of freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 2 days agoLee, 97, will spend 10 days abroad sharing her life story, the message of freedom, and the story of...
Vendors sought for Juneteenth celebration
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoALBANY ─ The Albany Museum of Art is partnering with the Dougherty County School System for a Juneteenth Fine Arts Celebration from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on June 22 at the museum. In preparation for ...
Reynolds signs history curriculum, behavioral health system measures into law
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoGov. Kim Reynolds signed multiple bills into law Wednesday — including a measure requiring social...
Opal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' receives honorary degree from SMU
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhat is Juneteenth? When President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, to free enslaved African Americans, it took time ...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt is the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take over the state and ensure all...
Doing Right Is Hard When Doing Wrong Is Profitable
Bloomberg· 5 days agoThe 17th-century Dutch were quite aware that slavery was pernicious and dove in anyway. Justin Fox is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering business,...
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 4 days agoPresident Joe Biden on May 3 bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
Civil War relics of Gen. William T. Sherman up for auction, bidding begins Tuesday
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“Many attribute Sherman’s victory with the Atlantic campaign and March to the Sea with allowing...