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James Longstreet’s Lessons in Leadership
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day 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
Freedom Day: How Florida celebrates Emancipation Day
WCTV Tallahassee· 6 days agoGeneral Edward McCook read the Emancipation Proclamation at the Knott House in Tallahassee, freeing slaves in Florida, on May 20, 1865.
Why Red Foods Are Traditionally Eaten On Juneteenth
Daily Meal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAlthough Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was delivered two years prior, freedom wasn't fully realized until the news was announced to the 250,000...
Eric Ramirez
Hoodline· 15 hours agoWashington, D.C.-Crime & EmergenciesCrime & Emergencies in ...All CitiesWashington, D.C.FBI Pittsburgh Urges Public to Help Locate Stolen Andy Warhol...
Local historian reflects on life of Salt Lake's Emancipation Day queen
KUTV Salt Lake City· 2 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· 3 days agoOn this day in history, Sgt. William Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor — the first...
Why Barbecue Became Significant To Juneteenth Celebrations
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSince the holiday's inception in 1865, barbecue has been a part of Juneteenth celebrations, whether...
Civil War tablets honoring Amherst veterans help open high schoolers’ eyes to unsung Black history
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 2 days agoAfrican American soldiers from Amherst who served in the famed 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment...
Think tanks replace thinking at the Iowa Statehouse
The Gazette· 5 hours agoPaul Revere never parlayed his fame into “Freedom Ride Consulting.” The only interest they have in Iowa is counting us as one more red state drone...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
Houston Chronicle· 6 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 ...