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What Juneteenth means to me
Source New Mexico via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhen asked what Juneteenth means to me – I found myself a bit surprised that I did not have a clear-cut, concise answer readily available. It required...
Daughter shares story of her father, Deputy Sheriff Fifield, during the Civil Rights era
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTeresa Thompson, the daughter of former Deputy Sheriff Everett Fifield, shares story of father's...
Paying reparations for slavery is possible – based on a study of federal compensation to farmers,...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSince the 1930s, the federal government has made payments to victims of financial hardships and...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
The Arizona Republic· 5 days agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation...
Public memories. Private struggles.
Washington Post· 3 days agoHank Thomas settled into the recliner in his living room, drifting in and out of sleep. A White mob had bombed the vehicle because Thomas was on it. In 1961, Thomas was one of the original 13 ...
Knoxville depended more on enslaved people than history suggests | Know Your Knox
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe oldest church congregation in Knoxville is older than the state of Tennessee and predates just...
Jewish division over Israel has long history in America
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAmerican Jews have never been entirely unified in their support for Israel or in their visions of...
Why Route 66 is still the best way to see – and understand – America
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA life-sized statue of Marilyn Monroe stood outside the Polk-A-Dot Drive In in Braidwood, Illinois –...
Don't Water Down Juneteenth
Newsweek· 6 days agoDespite the relentless attacks on our multiracial democracy, hope is not lost. Our ancestors never surrendered their dream for a brighter tomorrow.
Juneteenth Celebration spotlights continued fight for equality, justice
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTUPELO — Wednesday marked the 159th anniversary of the day all chattel slavery in the United States ended, and a large group of Tupelo residents gathered at Gum Tree Park to celebrate the occasion ...
