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Anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station: History of the significant single-day Civil War battle
Fox News· 6 days agoThe anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station is June 9. On this day in 1863, thousands clashed,...
Kentucky’s role in slaves’ emancipation: ‘Camp Nelson is our Canada’
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLinda Blackford: On Juneteenth, remember where Black Kentuckians issued their own Emancipation...
Bizarre psychological warfare using K-pop and trash balloons raises tensions between the 2 Koreas
Associated Press via AOL· 4 days agoIs the battle of the loudspeakers restarting? On Sunday, South Korea redeployed its gigantic...
Seven-day Juneteenth celebration to promote unity in Johnstown
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Unity will be celebrated in a series of upcoming community events. The Johnstown Branch of the NAACP and Flood City Youth Fitness Academy will sponsor a seven-day celebration ...
When is Juneteenth? What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate, plus events in Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times· 3 days agoIn June, the United States will celebrate the date aptly described as our country’s second...
Essay winners: Juneteenth lets us remember nation's past while striving for better future
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe festival started in Galveston, Texas, where on June 19, 1865, Union soldiers conveyed the news...
Rock Island National Cemetery honoring 108th United States Colored Troops
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Rock Island National Cemetery is hosting a ceremony honoring the soldiers of the 108th United...
Granderson: Praising the Jim Crow era? That's a red flag
Los Angeles Times· 4 days agoJim Crow was not the problem. Jim Crow was meant to be the solution. The problem was Rutherford B....
Letters | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 1 day agoU.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, supported by his fellow Arkansas Republican representatives, is adamant that the Little Rock Veterans Administration Hospital remove the Pride flag. June is Pride ...
What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday in South Carolina
The Greenville News· 3 days agoIn June, the United States will celebrate the date aptly described as our country’s second...