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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
Opinion | In 1858, Lincoln made a mistake. President Biden, don’t make the same one.
Washington Post· 1 day agoCan he turn the election into a referendum on democracy — and win? The answer might depend on...
Donald Trump's crowd at black Detroit church raises eyebrows
Newsweek· 5 days agoFormer President Donald Trump's visit to Detroit on Saturday, where he attended a roundtable...
Today in History: Abraham Lincoln accepts Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoOn June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham ...
Donald Trump campaign's Juneteenth message compared to Joe Biden's
Newsweek· 20 hours agoAlthough Juneteenth has been an official state holiday in Texas since 1980, it has been a federal...
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 59 minutes agoA close confidant of Abraham Lincoln, Koerner gets credit for helping found the Republican Party and...
Why I Celebrate Juneteenth
The Chattanoogan· 1 day agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary Emancipation ...
Smith: Juneteenth must remind us of our shared humanity
Birmingham News· 20 hours agoAs we celebrate Juneteenth, we seem to have forgotten the consequences of dehumanizing our fellow...
Sen. John P. Hale in Civil War Washington
New Hampshire Union Leader· 4 days agoRepublican Sen. John P. Hale of Dover campaigned for presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln of Illinois ahead of the ...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national...
