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On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
Hartford Courant· 5 hours agoThat meant he was a soldier who served in a United States Colored Troops regiment that fought for...
House GOP leaders, Rep. Donalds vote to reinstall Confederate memorial
Washington Post· 5 days agoNearly 200 House Republicans voted Thursday to reinstall a Confederate memorial at Arlington...
Mineola resident says Confederate soldiers should be removed from memorial
KLAX-TV· 2 days agoMineola Mayor Paul Pereira told News 12 in a statement, “The monument lists all of the casualties in...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
WSB Radio· 2 hours agoThat meant he was a soldier who served in a United States Colored Troops regiment that fought for...
The Juneteenth flag is flying over Milwaukee right now. What is it, and what does it represent?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, commemorates the end of slavery in the...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe proclamation took effect as the country neared its second year of the Civil War and technically...
Henderson Hall brings back Civil War reenactment
The Marietta Times· 2 days agoUnion soldiers prepare to fire at Confederate soldiers during a skirmish at Henderson Hall in Boaz during the annual Civil War Re-enactment ...
Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoThe purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation was to free enslaved people of African descent. While many enslaved Africans in the Confederate states were...
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
WWTI Watertown· 4 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the...
Mark Juneteenth by remembering the Black women who went above and beyond for the Union
Berkshire Eagle· 9 hours agoToday is Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. on June 19, 1865, even though...
