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Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN.com· 17 hours agoWhen the boats sounded their steam whistles, more than 700 men, women and children fled the...
Juneteenth 2024 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoCity continues to offer a wide array of events to commemorate June 19, 1865 — the day U.S. Army soldiers brought news of emancipation to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — more than ...
In ‘Night Flyer,’ author Tiya Miles takes a closer look at Harriet Tubman as a spiritual figure -...
The Boston Globe· 7 days agoTubman believed she was in direct communication with her creator and began to pray all the time....
5 Black History Landmarks in the U.S. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
AFAR· 1 day agoMuseums like Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music and the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, are some of the best places to learn about Black ...
Mexico was a destination for escaped slaves — one woman risked everything to get them there
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA Texas exhibit honors the life and work of Silvia Hector Webber, who became known as the "Harriet ...
Downtown Orlando Celebrates and remembers Juneteenth with a festival
WFTV 9 Orlando· 3 days agoSaturday, dozens of people in Orlando celebrated and remembered what June 19th, 1865, symbolized and...
States With the Lowest Disparities in Jailing
US News & World Report· 1 day agoHome to the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland is known for its blue crabs and the city of Baltimore, a major historic trading port, baseball destination and birthplace of the national ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 1 day agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
19 Nonfiction Books to Read This Summer
New York Times· 4 days agoDunne’s book is engaging as much for his fame-adjacent vignettes as for his frank exploration of his famous family’s complicated history — most notably...
Wait ... the Underground Railroad ran across the Rio Grande? A lost story surfaces.
The Christian Science Monitor· 14 hours agoMs. Bravo was raised along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hidalgo County, Texas. Before emancipation,...
