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Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
Associated Press· 2 days agoThe Equal Justice Initiative, a criminal justice reform nonprofit, invoked the Juneteenth holiday —...
There Is No Such Thing as "Wage Slavery"
Ludwig von Mises Institute· 1 day agoUnless you work for a bank or the government, you may not have noticed that yesterday was a federal holiday—Juneteenth—commemorating the end of slavery...
Reggie Jackson's powerful comments about the racism he experienced in his career go viral
Today· 4 hours agoMLB Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson's powerful retelling of his experience with racism in the early...
Juneteenth: What is it; what to know about the holiday that celebrates slavery’s end
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 4 days agoFor more than 150 years, June 19 has been a day to celebrate theend of slavery in the United States....
U.S. laws created during slavery remain on the books. A scholar wants us to cite that history.
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 1 day agoUnion Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger said as much when he read General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, in...
Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMany students say they aren’t learning much about slavery beyond its harsh conditions. A historian...
'Our history is American history': Juneteenth celebrations across KC Metro recognize official end of...
KCTV 5 Kansas City· 2 days agoPeople around the KC Metro celebrated Juneteenth as a day to commemorate freedoms and raise...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Equal Justice Initiative, a criminal justice reform nonprofit, invoked the Juneteenth holiday —...
OneUnited Bank CEO: Ending slavery is the best economic decision America ever made
Fortune· 2 days agoThe decision to end slavery ultimately had the profound impact of making America the strongest country in the world, socially and economically. From a social ...