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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 3 days 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...
Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 3 days agoAlso known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day, Juneteenth...
Why do some Columbusites celebrate emancipation two months before Juneteenth?
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoGranger’s words were based on the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been put into effect by...
Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoEliza Anderson, Deseret News On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln, became effective. The purpose...
Opinion: The presidential debate our democracy deserves
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoFormer White House speechwriter for President Obama Terry Szuplat lays out a few ways that this...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth 2024 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 3 days agoWho put Juneteenth so close to Flag Day? It's almost as if the flag of the United States was meant...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLee, who is 95, has been part of the Fort Worth festivities for more than 40 years. "It is as important as the Fourth of July. In fact, I dream some day...
5 things white people need to hear on Juneteenth
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNot to mention that there’s a whole verse about slavery. You can’t be mad at Colin Kaepernick for not wanting to stand for a slavemaster lullaby every...
Black leaders reflect on Juneteenth nearly 160 years after Galveston enslaved were freed
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBlack leaders around the nation are reflecting on the legacy of Juneteenth and the need for the...
