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A remarkable new era begins in South Africa
The Economist· 7 hours agoDESMOND TUTU once wrote that “we in South Africa…sell ourselves short.” In a country with many problems it is easy to forget its “remarkable...
Malverne schools' Juneteenth Jubilee commemorates 'the story of our history'
Newsday· 2 days agoJuneteenth marks when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865 — two months...
The Centennial of an Assassination Offers a Warning for Today
Time via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoToday, the political scene in Europe and the U.S. increasingly resembles the conditions of interwar...
Wisconsin town claims to be birthplace of Flag Day
The Columbian· 6 hours agoPresident Woodrow Wilson issued a 1916 proclamation of June 14 as Flag Day; in 1949, President Harry S. Truman...
Finally, a specific accounting of land stolen from the formerly enslaved
Mother Jones· 1 day ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly...
Talk About Clyde: Heritage League to note Juneteenth, Black history
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCurator Gene Smith will discuss the individuals who escaped slavery and others who served in the ...
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Post Magazine· 9 hours agoParamount+’s Lawmen: Bass Reeves follows the journey of Reeves (David Oyelowo) and his rise from enslavement to law enforcement as one of the first Black US Deputy Marshals west of the Mississippi ...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 2 days agoInstead, its implementation was intended to reward Confederate states returning to the Union by January 1 with the preservation of slavery and punish...
Juneteenth events in Macon-Bibb: Where to find them, what to do this weekend
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThere’s also more to the Juneteenth story than the events themselves. First, here’s an...
Imagine an Iranian American 'Little Women,' with social media influencers
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoOf course, it’s “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott, the 1868 story of four sisters and their “Marmee” during the height of the Civil War. While Al Milani ...
