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Fourth annual Juneteenth event connects Outer Banks history and present
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 59 minutes agoMANTEO — The fourth annual Juneteenth celebration held Wednesday outside the Pea Island Cookhouse...
Why are red foods eaten on Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“The practice of eating red foods… may owe its existence to the enslaved Yoruba and Kongo brought to Texas in the 19th century,” Twitty wrote in...
Slavery and Empire Still Mark the British Countryside
Time via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBritain’s industrialists imported raw cotton picked by enslaved people in the southern United...
Juneteenth recognized in all 50 states - KYMA
KYMA· 2 days agoIn 2021, Congress passed legislation making June 19 a federal holiday. President Joe Biden later signed the bill into law declaring Juneteenth as...
The Implications of Prison Flipping
Architectural Digest via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAnd yet, in the same way many Americans dismiss the history of enslavement, we have managed to belittle a criminal legal system and therefore dehumanize...
10 Black History Tours and Experiences in New Orleans
Conde Nast Traveler via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn contrast, HGGHH focuses on urban enslavement in New Orleans, centering the experiences of...
Historians seek to add Pontiac cemetery to Underground Railroad Network for Freedom sites
Detroit News· 2 days agoThe network honors, preserves and promotes the history of resistance to enslavement and protects...
The legacy of a last name: A new memorial park honors the last names of the formerly enslaved
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA new sculpture park that memorializes African Americans’ centuries-long fight for freedom – from...
Personal narratives of the enslaved people who built Newport have been largely unknown, until now -...
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoThe walking tour begins at Bowen’s Wharf, where the enslaved people who survived the brutal voyage...
Why red food is so common at Juneteenth celebrations
Axios· 2 days agoZoom in: Red has become a key color for Juneteenth meals to celebrate resilience — watermelon salad, red velvet cake and strawberry soda or hibiscus tea...
