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Freedom Day: 16 events in the Wilmington area celebrating Juneteenth
Star News via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoJuneteenth is the oldest known celebration marking the ending ofslavery in the United States. It...
Washington Republican Softens Stance After Repeatedly Comparing Abortion to Slavery
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 5 days agoI think it’s a stain on our humanity that it’s legal right now,” Kent told 21 Studios podcast, in an...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Here's when the US commemorates the end of slavery
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAlthough Juneteenth has been unofficially celebrated for more than 150 years, the U.S. now commemorates the day as an official holiday. Here's how the holiday started and why we celebrate each ...
‘The Age of Reconstruction’ Review: A Global Emancipation
The Wall Street Journal· 11 hours agoIn 1868 an insurrection broke out, in which Cuba’s enslaved and free blacks, with the support of...
Ava Duvernay's movie 'Origin' comes to Hulu, explores racism, antisemitism, caste system
ABC7 News· 2 hours agoIt examines racism in America as an aspect of a caste system, based on perceived racial hierarchies,...
Co-Chairs of Harvard Legacy of Slavery Memorial Committee Slam University in Resignation Letter |...
The Harvard Crimson· 7 days agoThe co-chairs of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery memorial project committee slammed Vice Provost for...
White House to host Juneteenth concert
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoBiden in 2021 signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act proclaiming June 19, the official date of the end of slavery, as a federal-level...
Rep. Byron Donalds suggests slavery had upsides
Boing Boing· 2 days agoHoping to become Trump's VP pick, Republican Congressperson from Florida Byron Donalds described slavery as an economic boon and good for the enslaved....
Ventura County Juneteenth celebrations planned in Oxnard, Thousand Oaks: What to know
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoLocal events are planned starting Saturday for Ventura County’s celebration of Juneteenth, the...
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 13 hours agoIssued two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, Granger’s decree marked the end of slavery in the rebellious ...