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A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFamily history has Bell’s father, Cornelius, born in Georgia on May 18, 1865. That was weeks after...
Harvard study: Feds well-positioned to provide slavery reparations
The Day· 18 hours agoA man wears a button on his suit jacket during a rally in support of reparations for African...
Kansas celebrates Juneteenth, and ongoing fight for equality, for first time as state holiday
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTOPEKA — Anthony Lewis says Juneteenth is a time to reflect on progress made in the fight for civil...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
Juneteenth 2024: Who is working? What is open?
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe History Channel notes emancipation still did not take place “overnight” when this happened, but newly freed people celebrated. Slavery would not be...
Walking trail highlights Asheville’s Black heritage
Mountain Xpress· 6 days agoThe Black Cultural Heritage Trail celebrates the accomplishments and contributions of Asheville’s Black community dating to 1865, when the 13th Amendment...
What's open and closed for Juneteenth in Iowa?
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe proclamation did not end slavery, though. The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in America and was ratified Dec. 6, 1865, according ...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned it down
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBut the order did not end the enslavement of all people in the nation at the time. The 13th ...
Does St. Louis need a comptroller? Plan to reshape City Hall hits prime time.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 11 hours agoAfter nine months of brainstorming and debate, the St. Louis Charter Commission has in recent days...
