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Kansas, Missouri House Republicans voted to bring back pro-slavery, anti-US monument | Opinion
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoThe Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery is a tribute to an insurrection devoted to...
Editorial: Juneteenth isn't a holiday just for Black people. Everyone should celebrate freedom
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday, is about honoring fortitude, perseverance and, yes, optimism. Those...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoJuneteenth celebrates the day the Union army reached Texas, the westernmost state of the Confederacy...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoPresident Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation September 22, 1862, and it took...
Morgan Freeman Talks ‘The Gray House,’ Rips Into Black History Month: ‘My History Is American...
Variety via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMorgan Freeman isn’t a fan of Black History Month. “I detest it. The mere idea of it. You are going...
Louisiana Congressional Republicans back failed plan to return racist statue to Arlington Cemetery
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 1 day agoOther Louisiana Republicans who voted to return the racist statue to Arlington Cemetery are Reps....
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...
A school board reinstated Confederate names. It split the community again.
Washington Post· 3 days agoA.D. Carter V worries about the pressure he’ll feel next year when he walks through the doors of the...
Toledo reminds public of Juneteenth closures
WTVG 13 Action News· 13 hours agoThe City of Toledo is reminding the public of Juneteenth closures. City offices and the Department of Public Utilities walk-in will be closed on...
It’s time for South Carolina to finally recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday | Opinion
The State McClatchy via AOL· 16 hours agoState Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Columbia, has introduced several bills to make Juneteenth an SC state...
