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‘Wide Awake’ Review: On the March for Lincoln
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoMany say that democracy itself is under threat. As Jon Grinspan reminds us in his illuminating book, “Wide Awake,” America has been in this situation...
Library of Congress
Goshen News· 6 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln's handwritten Gettysburg Address from 1863 is among the items on display in the exhibit, "Collecting Memories: Treasures from...
The Library of Congress wants more visitors. Spider-Man, Santana and Lincoln are on deck
Houston Chronicle· 6 days ago“Collecting Memories” — which opens to the public on June 13 — is an intensely curated exhibit that...
LIST: East Texas Juneteenth celebrations 2024
KETK Tyler via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTYLER, Texas (KETK) – Next Wednesday is June 19, also known as Juneteenth, a day that commemorates Black people being freed from slavery after the Civil...
Fairbanks celebrates Juneteenth with festival at Bernice Allridge Park
KTVF Fairbanks· 20 hours agoDuring this time, slavery was also abolished by President Abraham Lincoln but it wasn’t until 1865,...
Sunny skies brighten things at 2024 Juneteenth Community Festival in Canton
The Canton Repository· 7 hours agoCANTON ‒ Residents throughout the Stark County area are enjoying sunny weather for the 2024...
Today in History: June 16, Donald Trump launches presidential campaign - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 12 hours agoIn 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the US Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved, declaring, “ ...
Jennings parade, Ferguson children’s event mark Juneteenth
KTVI via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoThe holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, a day on which enslaved African Americans learned of their...
Trump, in Pitch to Black Voters in Detroit, Casts Biden as Anti-Black
New York Times· 22 hours agoAs he spoke to roughly 200 people, Mr. Trump largely ignored his history of racist statements and...
Library of Congress wants more visitors; Spider-Man, Santana andLincoln are on deck | Texarkana...
Texarkana Gazette· 6 days ago"Collecting Memories" -- which opens to the public on June 13 -- is an intensely curated exhibit...