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Equal Justice Initiative dedicates monument to slavery survivors at Montgomery memorial park
Florida Phoenix via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoQuality Journalism for Critical Times People who visit the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 4 days agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
KOIN News 6 Portland· 3 days agoMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more...
Families, friends honor Juneteenth at National Museum of African American Music, free of charge
WSMV Nashville· 3 days agoThe museum’s Community Day event allowed people to look at the long history of Black musicians while...
A history of Black coal miners in W.Va. is worth digging into, museum says
Tribune via AOL· 8 hours agoJun. 22—In West Virginia, where the Appalachian storytelling tradition still hangs in the hollows and along the ridgetops like a whisper of morning fog, it's not just the tale. It's the person ...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott educates KU basketball team about Juneteenth
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“Everything moved forward” in Lawrence because of Chamberlain, Willmott said. Noting other examples...
Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. is unveiled in Montgomery
Nebraska Examiner via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Equal Justice Initiative has unveiled a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery, Alabama,...
Social-studies, Miriam Shehane, Isaiah Buggs: Down in Alabama
Birmingham News· 4 days agoWell, the state is working to update some academic standards. Updates appear to be coming to social...
The legacy of a last name: A new memorial park honors the last names of the formerly enslaved
CBS 58 Milwaukee· 3 days agoBy Victor Blackwell and Devon M. Sayers(CNN) — A new sculpture park that memorializes African Americans’ centuries-long fight for freedom – from slavery to modern day – has opened in Montgomery,
On This Day, June 19: Deadly Hurricane Agnes makes landfall in Florida
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJames Buchanan, a Federalist nominated by the Democrats, was elected. In 1864, the Union...