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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 hours 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 years after...
Opinion | In 1858, Lincoln made a mistake. President Biden, don’t make the same one.
Washington Post· 12 hours agoCan he turn the election into a referendum on democracy — and win? The answer might depend on...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 10 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoAfter all, it came months after the Civil War ended and more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln.
5 things white people need to hear on Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 6 hours agoIf white people truly want to celebrate Juneteenth, what better way to honor America’s actual Independence Day than hearing a few uncomfortable truths?...
Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn the North, Black people "voted for Republicans as the party of Abraham Lincoln who ‘freed the...
Fact Check: About the Rumor Tom Selleck Said 'I Refuse to Debate Gun Control with Anyone Who...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe user then jokingly posted fthat ormer U.S. President Abraham Lincoln said, "Don't believe the...
VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 12 hours agoEditor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...
Judge slams bankrupt Giuliani for ‘troubling fact’ that he can’t keep an accountant
The Independent US via AOL· 1 day ago“If people don’t obey court orders, it’s a profound problem.” Giuliani attended the hearing via...
