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House GOP leaders, Rep. Donalds vote to reinstall Confederate memorial
Washington Post· 2 hours agoNearly 200 House Republicans voted Thursday to reinstall a Confederate memorial at Arlington...
Virginia NAACP sues school board that restored Confederate names
WLRN Miami· 3 days agoWhen the Shenandoah County School Board voted last month to revert several school names to honor...
Celebrating Juneteenth
San Mateo Daily Journal· 11 hours agoThe posthumous publication of “Juneteenth” by Ralph Ellison, the author of my favorite book, “Invisible Man,” created new interest in the day as a holiday though calls were made long before.
When did Kentucky actually abolish slavery? A lot later than you think.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 day agoColored Troops. April 9, 1865: Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at...
Virginia NAACP sues Shenandoah school board after district restored Confederate names
KTBS Shreveport· 2 days agoStonewall Jackson High School in Shenandoah County, Virginia. RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia NAACP on...
Rights group sues Virginia school district over Confederate names By Reuters
Investing.com· 3 days agoThe move by Shenandoah County Public School sends a message of "Black inferiority and subjugation,"...
Reprimand settles former Duval teacher Amy Donofrio's fight over Black Lives Matter flag
The Florida Times-Union· 10 hours agoDonofrio, who taught English at Riverside High School when it was called Robert E. Lee High for the...
Florida teacher’s license could be revoked after she supported Black Lives Matter and the changing...
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 1 day agoOutside the room where she taught English to mostly Black students at the former Robert E. Lee High...
Key Mississippi leader is open to replacing state’s white supremacist statues in Washington
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 1 hour agoHouse Rules Chairman Fred Shanks will likely consider legislation next year that would replace Mississippi’s two statues of Confederate leaders at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, a move that ...
Valdosta prepare to celebrate Juneteenth
The Valdosta Daily Times, Ga. via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoJun. 13—VALDOSTA — Juneteenth has been referred to as African-Americans' Fourth of July — the date recognized by many as the day slavery ended in the South. June 19 is also ...
