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While Florida was part of the Confederacy, Key West was not and freed its slaves early
CBS News· 5 days agoDuring the Civil War, Florida was part of the Confederate States of America.
Daniel Boone school board candidate who flew Confederate flags found ineligible to serve; other...
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoA stalemate over an open seat on the Daniel Boone School Board has been broken after candidate Judi Lumis was found ineligible to serve. Lumis cannot serve on the ...
RFK Jr. is right about Confederate statues, protecting our shared American history
The Hill· 2 days agoLast week, The Hill reported that a Virginia school district had been sued by the state NAACP after...
From the Foothills | Hartman: The Red, White & Blue
The Wenatchee World· 4 days agoOn July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, establishing the United ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 6 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
What do Mica Miller's newly released toxicology scan and medical examiner's report show?
The Post and Courier· 6 hours agoA toxicology report on Mica Miller's body found no drugs or alcohol in her system after she was...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 5 days ago“It was like just a part of history. It wasn’t a celebration of history.” For many African Americans, the farther ...
On Juneteenth, Let’s Examine the Link Between MAGA and the Old South
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoChildren are encouraged to leave school and enter the workplace in dangerous jobs like...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 days ago"What, to the American slave, is your fourth of July," Douglass said. "I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days ...
The history of actual American class war: When workers shot back
The Hill· 5 days agoWhen progressives point to the structural inequality of the American economy — between the...