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Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 13 hours agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
Louisville Juneteenth Festival celebrates freedom, history of African American community
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe event, which has food, vendors and entertainment, will continue until the evening with an after...
Why do some Columbusites celebrate emancipation two months before Juneteenth?
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoAnd some even celebrate it two months earlier. In fact, Gary Sprayberry, a history professor at...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 day agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...
19 Juneteenth Facts To Celebrate Black Independence Day
Blavity via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated on June nineteenth, is coming up and it is time for sorrowful reflection but...
Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn the North, Black people "voted for Republicans as the party of Abraham Lincoln who ‘freed the...
Juneteenth: 5 events on the South Shore. Music, food, history and games
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth marks the day on June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger informed people in Galveston, Texas, that President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation ...
Fairbanks celebrates Juneteenth with festival at Bernice Allridge Park
KTVF Fairbanks· 20 hours agoDuring this time, slavery was also abolished by President Abraham Lincoln but it wasn’t until 1865,...
Community celebrates Juneteenth in Ashtabula
Star Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoJun. 15—ASHTABULA — A Celebration of Freedom was held on Saturday afternoon at Lance Corp. Kevin Cornelius Park as many people came together to celebrate Juneteenth. The national holiday to ...
Trump makes fresh appeal to Black voters as he campaigns in Detroit
CNN.com· 20 hours agoDonald Trump’s campaign on Saturday launched a coalition group targeting Black voters as the former...
