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Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
WRBL Columbus· 1 day agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
Mississippi’s Jefferson Davis statue has new neighbor in U.S. Capitol: Arkansas civil rights leader
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 7 days agoA week ago, Arkansas officials unveiled a new statue at the National Statuary Hall to represent the state, civil rights leader Daisy Bates. “This is absolutely embarrassing to the Mississippi ...
The importance of rejecting 'historical fiction'
The Eagle-Tribune· 2 days agoMy wife and I quite enjoy movies and television series dealing with history, with the understanding that much of it will be dramatized to make it more...
In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 2 days agoFLE - A statue of confederate general Stonewall Jackson is removed on July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Shenandoah County, Virginia's school board voted 5-1 early Friday, May 10, 2024, to rename ...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
San Antonio Express-News· 4 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative efforts to make it a permanent holiday ...