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Tracing Northeast Ohio’s Underground Railroad history at Cleveland’s Cozad-Bates House (photos)
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 2 days agoBefore the Civil War, Northeast Ohio was a hotbed of abolitionism, dotted with safe houses and sites...
IUN marks Juneteenth with reading of Emancipation Proclamation
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoAs the Sons of Veterans of the Civil War read the Emancipation Proclamation Monday, Indiana...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 1 day agoThe monument is inscribed with 122,000 surnames that formerly enslaved people chose for themselves, as documented in the 1870 Census, after being emancipated at the
15 shot after a 'sideshow' took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police say
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 hours agoFifteen people were shot after an illegal "sideshow” took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in...
'The 29th of Illinois': Honoring the Black Civil War regiment connected to Juneteenth
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTazewell County honored the 11 residents who served with the 29th Colored Infantry during the Civil ...
15 shot after a ‘sideshow’ took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police say
CW39 NewsFix· 6 hours agoOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Fifteen people were shot after an illegal “sideshow” took over a peaceful...
Speaker highlights local Black history
Winona Post· 1 day agoDuring the Civil War, a future Winona restaurateur escaped slavery. James Stovall was among several trailblazing Black Minnesotans on ...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Island Packet· 2 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the day the Union army reached Texas, the westernmost state of the Confederacy, and announced to the enslaved population their freedom on June 19, 1865. Over the weekend ...
Two national parks to honor Black soldiers for Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 2 days agoCamp Nelson National Monument and Mammoth Cave National Park will celebrate the history and contributions of Black servicemen during and after the Civil ...
New trailer for The Penguin TV show teases a Batman crime epic to rival The Sopranos – and a...
TechRadar· 13 hours agoThe highly anticipated Max TV show's latest footage, which you can view below, teases more of the ...