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On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoflag and a flag from the 26th United States Colored Infantry, which his great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands served in, ...
Juneteenth Explained: What Is the Holiday, Why Was It Created and How Should It Be Celebrated?
Skanner· 6 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America. Many people get the day off work ...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
Houston Chronicle· 5 days agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 days ago"What, to the American slave, is your fourth of July," Douglass said. "I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days ...
Today in History: July 4, Declaration of Independence adopted in Philadelphia
San Francisco Chronicle· 19 hours agoToday is Thursday, July 4, the 186th day of 2024. This is Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence ...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 6 days agoWednesday, June 19 marks Juneteenth, which was designated a federal and state holiday just four...
For True Freedom, We Need Power-Sharing Liberalism
New Republic· 5 days agoInterestingly, if you attend not to national but to state politics, you find a picture of an American people who can come to supermajority ...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
New York Daily News· 6 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America. Many people get the day off...
Appreciating our enslaved ancestors despite the relics of the Confederacy
WUNC Chapel Hill· 6 days agoIt’s about a group of Black citizens who filed a federal lawsuit in an attempt to get rid of a ...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 6 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized...