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Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Gannett via AOL· 4 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· 3 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,...
Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, reflects on life of activism, community
Dallas Morning News· 3 days agoAn intimate crowd gathered at Southern Methodist University on Thursday to hear from Opal Lee, known...
Great Explorers: John C. Fremont
ExplorersWeb via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSkilled explorer or overreaching dilettante? Crusading abolitionist or violent murderer? General with the soul of a country on his mind? Or self-centered...
Juneteenth icon Opal Lee receives SMU honorary doctorate
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 3 days agoCivil rights icon Opal Lee received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from SMU at the university’s May 11 commencement ceremony.
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 2 days agoPresident Joe Biden on May 3 bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
New Tome Details North America's Uncivil Times
Houston Press· 7 days agoBook cover By now, there have been more gallons of ink spilled in chronicling, analyzing and Monday Morning Quarterbacking the Civil War than blood...
FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS, PARTS 1, 2 & 3 Comes to Quintessence Theatre
Broadway World· 6 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· 7 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...
These Fort Worth treasures have landed on list of city’s ‘endangered places’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram· 6 days agoWithout preservation, Fort Worth could have lost gems like the Stockyards, Public Market and Ridglea Theater.