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Kansas, Missouri House Republicans voted to bring back pro-slavery, anti-US monument | Opinion
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery is a tribute to an insurrection devoted to...
Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. commemorate the abolition of slavery
Scripps News via AOL· 5 days agoBut it did not immediately end slavery in Texas, which remained under Confederate control....
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon.com· 5 days ago"Jesus himself never condemned slavery," one Florida man said to defend the honor of Confederate...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe gatherings were especially revolutionary because they were free of restrictive measures, known as “Black Codes,” enforced in Confederate states,...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"I think I've had students who, because of where...Images The History of Juneteenth On June 19, 1865, more than two months after Confederate Gen. Robert...
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLee during a March 2021 school board meeting in Jacksonville. "...crowd had pounced to keep the...
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
AOL· 6 days agoProclamation of 1863 freed slaves, but it did not immediately end slavery in places such as Texas...
RFK Jr. is right about Confederate statues, protecting our shared American history
The Hill· 2 days agoLast week, The Hill reported that a Virginia school district had been sued by the state NAACP after...
Opinion: Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga Times Free Press· 6 days agoJuneteenth is no more a holiday just for Black people than the Fourth of July is a holiday just for...
Civil War reenactment at Henderson Hall celebrates West Virginia Day
The Marietta Times· 11 hours agoJarrod Roscoe, left, on his horse Smoke, and Jessie Quinlan-Park, on her horse Sunny, fight as...