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Observing Juneteenth with a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
NPR· 6 days agoThe troops told some of the last enslaved Americans that they were free. They were enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation, in which President Abraham Lincoln< ...
Matthew Bowman: Why more and more Mormon types are denying Joseph Smith practiced polygamy
The Salt Lake Tribune· 2 days agoThe friends I went to high school with are generally a good barometer for what news, gossip and...
While Florida was part of the Confederacy, Key West was not and freed its slaves early
CBS News· 5 days agoDuring the Civil War, Florida was part of the Confederate States of America. "Despite the fact that...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 6 days agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed —...
36 years, $38 million and 4 parts: Why Kevin Costner believes in 'Horizon'
The Today Show via AOL· 6 days ago"I wasn't expecting that," Costner told Savannah of the emotional moment on TODAY. Talking to ...
5 things white people need to hear on Juneteenth
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIf white people truly want to celebrate Juneteenth, what better way to honor America’s actual Independence Day than hearing a few uncomfortable truths?...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAfter all, it came months after the Civil War ended and more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln.
Juneteenth: Black Congress members from Ohio discuss progress and problems since holiday’s...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 6 days agoIt took more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation for...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
New York Daily News· 6 days agoIt 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...
Will the real Donald Trump get the coverage he deserves? - Roll Call
CQ Politics· 4 days agoThe only problem with the stop was something that some but by no means all coverage bothered to...
