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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 7 days ago...Juneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger and soldiers...
For Juneteenth, visit these sites to learn about Black history in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThis farmstead is the oldest log structure in Austin still in its original location, now part of the...
Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoFor his refusal to fight in the Korean War, Lawson spent nearly 14 months in prison. After being...
19 Juneteenth Facts To Celebrate Black Independence Day
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth recognizes that no one is free until everyone is free. It celebrates Black Americans and ...
American history turned upside down — and that’s the point - Roll Call
CQ Politics· 15 hours agoIt turns out Nikki Haley stumbling over the cause of the Civil War was not a one-off. The...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThis march gained widespread attention from both the public and the press. Even after her walk, Lee continued her activism, walking two and a...
Throwback Thursday: The history of Juneteenth - WNKY News 40 Television
WNKY· 5 hours agoPresident Abraham Lincoln and the Union were at war with the Confederacy, whose economy was heavily...
Morgan Freeman Talks 'The Gray House,' His New Civil War Drama With Kevin Costner
TV Insider· 3 days agoMorgan Freeman just turned 87 and remains as passionate as ever about his chosen profession. One...
The Black Caddies Who Helped Shape Pinehurst No. 2
Time via Yahoo Sports· 8 hours agoExpensive and exclusionary, golf maintained a reputation of whiteness and wealth that still exists today. There were more Black golfers on the PGA Tour...
7 ways the Madison area is celebrating Juneteenth this year
Wisconsin State Journal· 8 hours agoFrom parades to art museum tours, here's how the Madison area is celebrating the day.