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Mexico was a destination for escaped slaves — one woman risked everything to get them there
NBC Universal via AOL· 6 days agoA Texas exhibit honors the life and work of Silvia Hector Webber, who became known as the "Harriet...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 days ago...Bay, along the northeastern coast of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico, and announced that all enslaved...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
Wait ... the Underground Railroad ran across the Rio Grande? A lost story surfaces.
The Christian Science Monitor· 5 days agoMs. Bravo was raised along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hidalgo County, Texas. Before emancipation,...
The reclusive billionaire who's spent $75 million on Trump and $25 million on RFK Jr.
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 day agoGreg Abbott of Texas to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, effectively funding that entire...
Redlands’ Lincoln Shrine and Civil War groups to present historian’s program on ‘Slavery and...
Redlands Daily Facts· 2 days agoEureka St., Redlands. Pitcaithley, who is now a professor of history at New Mexico State University,...
15 Least Popular US Presidents According to Millennials: Ranked
247wallst.com· 5 days agoAbout one in five voters in the United States is millennial, and these 15 presidents have the lowest...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via AOL· 4 days agoIn 1865, the port city of Galveston, Texas, or the land formerly known as Mexico as I call it, where...
Celebrations and commemorations held for Juneteenth around Chicago
CBS News· 4 days agoChicago and the nation on Wednesday celebrated Juneteenth—a day that commemorates the end of slavery...
On This Day, June 19: Deadly Hurricane Agnes makes landfall in Florida
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe day came to be celebrated annually as Juneteenth...Liberation Day. The DC Emancipation Act of...