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Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN.com· 5 days agoWhen the boats sounded their steam whistles, more than 700 men, women and children fled the...
South Bend residents come together to 'ring with harmonies of Liberty' at Juneteenth event
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 48 minutes agoMuhammed performed speeches by Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. Brother Sage led a brief libation...
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 ...
Sculptor of monument on SC Statehouse grounds reflects on his view from space
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEd Dwight, one of six passengers on Blue Origins’ seventh manned flight into space, feared for a...
Juneteenth 2024 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCity continues to offer a wide array of events to commemorate June 19, 1865 — the day U.S. Army soldiers brought news of emancipation to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — more than ...
5 Black History Landmarks in the U.S. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
AFAR· 6 days agoMuseums like Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music and the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, are some of the best places to learn about Black ...
Legislation Proposes Trump on $500 Bill
Coinweek· 3 days agoOn June 5, 2024, Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ9) introduced H.R.8620, an amendment to the Federal Reserve Act to allow the portrait of former president and now convicted felon Donald J. Trump ...
States With the Lowest Disparities in Jailing
US News & World Report· 6 days agoHome to the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland is known for its blue crabs and the city of Baltimore, a major historic trading port, baseball destination and birthplace of the national ...
City of El Paso celebrates Juneteenth - KVIA
ABC 7 El Paso· 6 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the day Texas slaves learned of their freedom in 1866. This day is also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day or Emancipation Day....
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via Yahoo News· 4 days ago"I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I...
