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Freedom Day: How Florida celebrates Emancipation Day
WCTV Tallahassee· 7 days agoGeneral Edward McCook read the Emancipation Proclamation at the Knott House in Tallahassee, freeing slaves in Florida, on May 20, 1865.
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGov. Andy Beshear on Thursday signed executive orders making Juneteenth an executive branch holiday...
Local historian reflects on life of Salt Lake's Emancipation Day queen
KUTV Salt Lake City· 3 days agoIn 1898, 15-year-old Elnora Dudley was crowned Salt Lake City’s Emancipation Day Queen. Salt Lake’s...
On this day in history, May 23, 1900, Sgt. William H. Carney receives Medal of Honor
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOn this day in history, Sgt. William Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor — the first...
James Longstreet’s Lessons in Leadership
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGrant (he attended Grant’s wedding) had no illusions as to what the war was about: slavery. As he recounted in his memoirs, the Emancipation Proclamation
Marshall-Harrison County Juneteenth Celebration plans underway
The Marshall News Messenger· 12 hours agoThe Marshall-Harrison County Juneteenth Celebration is underway as organizers recently announced...
Eric Ramirez
Hoodline· 1 day agoWashington, D.C.-Crime & EmergenciesCrime & Emergencies in ...All CitiesWashington, D.C.FBI Pittsburgh Urges Public to Help Locate Stolen Andy Warhol...
Kentucky Governor Takes Action on Juneteenth Holiday and Against Discrimination Based on Hairstyles
US News & World Report· 3 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on Thursday and expanded protections in state hiring and employment by banning discrimination ...
Florida Emancipation Day again recognized in Gainesville at museum in Black community
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThat day is when enslaved Africans first learned of their freedom in Tallahassee, more than two...
Lies About American History We Were All Taught in School
Cheapism via AOL· 3 days agoA lot of U.S. history is too good to be true — and actually is not. Sometimes fact is ignored, or...