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The Juneteenth flag is flying over Milwaukee right now. What is it, and what does it represent?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 49 minutes agoThis was two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation....
Review: ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS at Berkshire Theatre Group
Broadway World· 1 day agoCharting Lincoln's extraordinary journey from humble beginnings in New Salem, Illinois, to his...
36 years, $38 million and 4 parts: Why Kevin Costner believes in 'Horizon'
Today· 4 hours agoIf watching "Horizon: An American Saga" makes you flinch at times, then Kevin Costner has done his...
The Deeper Meaning Behind the Juneteenth Flag
Good Housekeeping via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoCivil War—and two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday has been celebrated by African American...
6 Chicago museums to offer free days on Juneteenth
NBC Chicago· 3 hours agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
Waterfront Park pays $5,000 to replace bronze hat stolen from Abraham Lincoln statue
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 7 days agoThe statue of Abraham Lincoln at Waterfront Park in Louisville has been restored to its original...
Review: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Rises to the Top at Celebration Arts
Broadway World· 6 hours agoCelebration Arts’ season of Black Girl Magic continues with its production of TOPDOG/UNDERDOG....
Juneteenth 2024: Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
Gannett via AOL· 10 hours agoWhy do we celebrate Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a holiday marking slaves in Texas learning in 1865 that they had been freed by President Abraham Lincoln's ...
Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 1 day agoIt took place in New Orleans in the summer of 1864 to celebrate the day of liberation for the enslaved people living in the 13 Louisiana parishes...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN.com· 6 hours agoIn the early hours of June 2, 1863, Union army gunboats idled along the banks of South Carolina’s...
