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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
Today in History: Abraham Lincoln accepts Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoOn June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham ...
ByGone Muncie: The memorable Emancipation Day celebration of 1898
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAmericans at the end of the Civil War. In the late 19th century, some Black communities in the North...
‘The Indispensable Right’ Review: Why We Need Free Speech
The Wall Street Journal· 7 days ago—arguably the greatest enemy of free speech ever to be president—prosecutions for seditious speech...
Opinion | In 1858, Lincoln made a mistake. President Biden, don’t make the same one.
Washington Post· 2 days agoPresident Biden’s recent speech in Normandy, highlighting the choice the world faces between...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...
Library of Congress launches 'Collective Memories' exhibit, showcasing pivotal moments in history
KMBC-TV Kansas City· 5 days agoThe exhibit features an original copy of the Gettysburg Address – the same version historians...
Juneteenth Anchorage gets set for weekend celebration
Alaska News Source· 7 days agoAnother packed schedule of performances, speeches and fun is scheduled for Juneteenth Anchorage’s...
Today in History
The Martinsburg Journal· 5 days agoIn 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved, declaring,...