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Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth 2024 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 5 hours agoWho put Juneteenth so close to Flag Day? It's almost as if the flag of the United States was meant...
ByGone Muncie: The memorable Emancipation Day celebration of 1898
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn the late 19th century, some Black communities in the North...Emancipation on January 1, the day...
The Deeper Meaning Behind the Juneteenth Flag
Good Housekeeping via AOL· 24 hours ago“Juneteenth gives people an opportunity to reflect on what it means to live in a country and in communities that say we value individual rights, we value...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoAfrican Americans who left their former masters were often hunted down and killed. The post-Civil ...
Editorial: Juneteenth is a moment to mark progress and work toward a more just future
The Virginian-Pilot· 15 hours agoJuneteenth should be celebratory and, indeed, there will be plenty of events that mark the occasion...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAs of 2021, Juneteenth is officially celebrated nationally on June the 19th. However, this day of...
Berkshire Theatre Group's 'Abe Lincoln in Illinois' presents a young, flawed, 'very human' portrait...
Berkshire Eagle· 6 days agoAn icon of American history is getting a fresh look in a fresh take on a classic American play at...
Why Juneteenth didn’t actually end slavery in Texas
Washington Post· 3 hours agoIn 1903, a Black man walked into an office in a small town in Texas, seeking any news about whether slavery had ended. The earnest inquiry from the man,...
