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So, Uh, What Is Going on With the Supreme Court?
Slate via Yahoo News· 4 hours ago(Yes, the founders who lived in the 18th century, when women couldn’t vote, slavery was legal, and the lightbulb hadn’t yet been invented.) But as Dahlia...
When did Kentucky actually abolish slavery? A lot later than you think.
Lexington Herald-Leader· 12 hours agoA timeline of historical events shows the complex nature of the Civil War, Camp Nelson and emancipation in Kentucky.
47 Juneteenth events throughout the Tampa Bay area
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoJuneteenth, also known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, is celebrated annually to commemorate June 19, 1865, and the ending of slavery. The...
San Mateo County raises flag for the Juneteenth holiday
San Mateo Daily Journal· 11 hours agoA ceremonial Juneteenth flag raising in San Mateo County honored the legacy of Black Americans,...
When did Kentucky actually abolish slavery? A lot later than you think.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThe day becomes a holiday celebrating emancipation in Texas, and then spreads throughout the nation....
Kentucky’s role in slaves’ emancipation: ‘Camp Nelson is our Canada’
Lexington Herald-Leader· 12 hours agoIn our Uniquely Kentucky stories, Herald-Leader journalists bring you the quirky and cool, historic and infamous, beloved and unforgettable, and everything-in-between stories of what makes our ...
'This is American history.' Cincinnati's oldest, newest Juneteenth events have common goal
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoJuneteenth is a national holiday in the United States that commemorates the end of slavery. The...
Colman Domingo Says He Is ‘Constantly’ Receiving Scripts ‘About Slavery and Being Queer’
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 1 day agoColman Domingo isn’t looking to perpetuate stereotypes onscreen, especially when it comes to...
What is Juneteenth, aka Freedom Day or Jubilee Day? End of American slavery commemorated
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 1 day ago"The day reminds us that we have a helluva lot more work to do," he said. "Let's keep marching. Let's keep the faith." Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when slavery ...
Celebrate America’s second Independence Day in Hampton Roads with these Juneteenth events
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoOn July 4, 1776, colonists declared independence from Great Britain — but not all were free. The...
