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Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. commemorate the abolition of slavery
Scripps News via AOL· 2 hours agoThe U.S. is marking the national holiday of Juneteenth on Wednesday, which commemorates the...
New PRRI Survey Revisits American Attitudes on Confederate Monuments, Finds Divides Persist by...
Sierra Sun Times· 4 hours agoNew analysis finds support for Christian nationalism is inextricably linked with attitudes toward ...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe gatherings were especially revolutionary because they were free of restrictive measures, known as “Black Codes,” enforced in Confederate states,...
All but 1 GOP US House member from Arizona backs restoration of Confederate memorial
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoAll but one of Arizona’s Republican U.S. representatives voted last week for a House bill that would have restored Arlington National Cemetery’s Confederate Memorial which ...
Virginia school board sued after reinstating Confederate leaders' names at two public high schools
Fox News· 7 days agoThe Virginia chapter of the NAACP and a group of students is suing the Shenandoah County School...
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoLee High School Photo courtesy of the EVAC movement "Jesus himself never condemned slavery," one...
House says no to returning Confederate memorial to Arlington
Military Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAn amendment to the House version of the annual defense bill that sought to allow the return of a ...
Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoGen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, informing the people that all slaves were free. This occurred two months after ...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoHistorical/Corbis via Getty Images The History of Juneteenth On June 19, 1865, more than two months after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to...
In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 1 day agoFLE - A statue of confederate general Stonewall Jackson is removed on July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Shenandoah County, Virginia's school board voted 5-1 early Friday, May ...
