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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAlso known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day, Juneteenth...
Speaker highlights local Black history
Winona Post· 4 days agoDuring the Civil War, a future Winona restaurateur escaped slavery. James Stovall was among several trailblazing Black Minnesotans on ...
Thousands of Black Civil War troops organized in Macon. This vet keeps their history alive
Macon Telegraph via AOL· 4 days agoHe shared with festival attendees a story he has shared repeatedly all over the state — three of the...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 4 days 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
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
Associated Press· 4 days agoThousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more than 4 million enslaved...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
Anchorage Daily News· 4 days agoThousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more than 4 million enslaved...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two ...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
Los Angeles Times· 4 days agoThousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more than 4 million enslaved...
'The 29th of Illinois': Honoring the Black Civil War regiment connected to Juneteenth
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTazewell County honored the 11 residents who served with the 29th Colored Infantry during the Civil ...
Commentary: Which future for America? The choice is ours.
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoOn Nov. 5, we choose America’s future — and our own. What does this choice look like? President...