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Texas lawmakers want to end state holiday commemorating Confederate veterans
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What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIncreased awareness of and opposition toward Confederate monuments, flags and symbols also occurred...
Kari Lake campaigns in front of Confederate flag, and AZ GOP rival Mark Lamb stay silent
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn Arizona, for example, several Civil War-themed monuments were quickly removed, and in 2023 Tempe officials renamed streets that had been named for people identified as ...
Juneteenth: 5 events on the South Shore. Music, food, history and games
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoLecture in Plymouth The lecture "Illuminating African American Histories on the South Shore Monument in the Making: Parting Ways and Its Legacy" will take place at 7 p.m. ...
House passes defense bill targeting abortion access, transgender troops and diversity
Stars and Stripes· 4 days agoThe Republican-led House on Friday narrowly passed a defense policy bill that tacked on conservative...
There may not be many of them. But these Southern lesbian bars are still finding ways to thrive
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“We’re never as confident about our state politics here,” she said, referencing controversies over ...
Kentucky’s role in slaves’ emancipation: ‘Camp Nelson is our Canada’
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 4 days agoLinda Blackford: On Juneteenth, remember where Black Kentuckians issued their own Emancipation...
The GOP’s Whitewashing Of Jan. 6 Is Now Complete
TPM via Yahoo News· 3 days agoInsurrectionists Recognize Insurrectionists 192 Republicans just voted to restore a Confederate monument to Arlington National Cemetery, which features...
When did Kentucky actually abolish slavery? A lot later than you think.
Lexington Herald-Leader· 4 days agoA timeline of historical events shows the complex nature of the Civil War, Camp Nelson and emancipation in Kentucky.