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Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery
Olean Times Herald· 8 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the arrival of Union Army Major Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, with General Order No. 3 telling the people of the...
In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 18 hours 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- ...
Virginia school board sued after reinstating Confederate leaders' names at two public high schools
Fox News· 6 days agoVirginia NAACP President Rev. Cozy Bailey called the reversal the state's "commitment to White...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 14 hours agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
Juneteenth: What's open, what's closed? Will you get mail delivery, trash pickup Wednesday?
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoJuneteenth not a state holiday in SC: Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,'...
A school board reinstated Confederate names. It split the community again.
Washington Post· 3 days agoCarter V worries about the pressure he’ll feel next year when he walks through the doors of the...
House GOP leaders, Rep. Donalds vote to reinstall Confederate memorial
Washington Post· 4 days agoNearly 200 House Republicans voted Thursday to reinstall a Confederate memorial at Arlington...
Juneteenth means more than celebrations in Jackson. It's a time of reflection, commemoration
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoLee surrendered. Though originally celebrated in Texas, the holiday spread around the United States...
General Mills sued by its Black workers over race-based discrimination from “white supremacists”
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe monument touted three mascots, including Cocoa Puffs’ Sonny the Cuckoo Bird as Jefferson Davis,...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoGen. Robert E. Lee, the top Confederate commander, surrendered in April 1865, but Confederate forces...