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The week's bestselling books, June 16
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (Crown: $35) An exploration of the pivotal five months between Abraham Lincoln's election and the start of the
The hollow malevolence of Jefferson Davis | BRIAN LYMAN
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 days agoYou can put him on a pedestal, like Abraham Lincoln, but the marble will have a lot more life and...
Opal Lee and Juneteenth
Payson Roundup· 2 days agoOpal Lee, a retired public school teacher and counselor in Ft. Worth, Texas, had worked for years to draw attention to Juneteenth, a day she wanted...
Biden, in early Juneteenth party, vows to keep fighting for Black Americans' freedoms By Reuters
Investing.com· 6 days agoBiden signed a law in 2021 that made June 19, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday. It commemorates the...
Trump, in Pitch to Black Voters in Detroit, Casts Biden as Anti-Black
New York Times· 16 hours agoAs he spoke to roughly 200 people, Mr. Trump largely ignored his history of racist statements and...
Berkshire Theatre Group's 'Abe Lincoln in Illinois' presents a young, flawed, 'very human' portrait...
Berkshire Eagle· 3 days agoAn icon of American history is getting a fresh look in a fresh take on a classic American play at...
'I want everyone to come.' Getting ready for Canton's 2024 Juneteenth celebration
The Repository via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt commemorates the day in 1865 when Union troops informed enslaved people in Texas of the end of...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 4 days ago(Photo courtesy of National Archives/Getty Images) Celebrating the end of a dark chapter In 1863, during the American Civil War, President Abraham ...
When was the last time that Trump-loving Staten Island voted for a Democrat for president?
Staten Island Advance· 2 days agoDelving into 160+ years of voting here shows that the ‘red borough’ wasn’t always red.
Military Book Review Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
Strategy Page· 1 day agoVaron begins by reviewing Longstreet’s Civil War record, from Second Bull Run Manassas, through Fredericksburg, Knoxville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and ...
