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One UNL summer program is making history available by transcribing ‘freedom suits’
1011 News· 4 hours agoIt’s been a historic summer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Digital Research Lab. For the...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoJuneteenth observances waned somewhat by the mid-20th century, as a romanticized, hugely inaccurate...
Kansas, Missouri House Republicans voted to bring back pro-slavery, anti-US monument | Opinion
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery is a tribute to an insurrection devoted to...
New research exposes the role of women in America’s slave trade
The Economist· 10 hours agoOver time historians came to agree that slavery was the business of men. Economists at Ohio State...
Commentary: Juneteenth should remind us how far we've come, how far we have to go
The Post and Courier· 8 hours agoThe Juneteenth holiday commemorates the events of June, 19 1865, when news of the Jan. 1, 1863...
This Is Why Juneteenth Is Celebrated With Red Foods
Delish via Yahoo News· 4 days agoInterestingly enough, there is also a more diaspora-driven reason why the color red is so important to Juneteenth dishes. "Texas was at the end of the...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 1 day agoWithout the proper context, it is impossible to understand the mushroom cloud of uprisings that are exploding across the country in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud ...