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Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 hours ago“This delay and the enforcement of the emancipation in ...thus became this kind of powerful symbol...
House Passes Bill To Automatically Register Young Men for the Draft
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe American Civil Liberties Union, for example, is fighting for the right of women to be...
Civil War General William T. Sherman's sword and other relics to be auctioned off in Ohio
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 47 minutes agoThe sword and scabbard of Civil War Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman is displayed at Fleischer's Auctions, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio.
A Juneteenth history lesson, remembrance at Civil War soldier's grave site in Riverhead
Newsday· 11 hours agoAmid a bloody Civil War in which the freedom of millions of enslaved people likely hung in the...
Exclusive poll: Black voters aren't thrilled with Biden but dislike Trump more
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoBennett, who worked as a certified nurse aid in a senior living facility...42, of Detroit, said he...
Celebrate Juneteenth's history at your local library
Gannett via AOL· 6 hours agoThis belated declaration reached the last enslaved African Americans in the Confederate South, heralding the dawn of newfound...scars of slavery and the quest for freedom.
'This Whole Idea Makes My Teeth Itch': Morgan Freeman Doubles Down on Why He Hates Black History...
Atlanta Black Star· 3 hours agoIn an interview with Variety to promote his upcoming Civil War series, “The Gray House,” which premiered at the Monte-Carlo Television...a fan of having ...
What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHowever, this day of celebration and remembrance has long been celebrated by the Black community,...
Americans’ awareness of Juneteenth is on the rise: Survey
The Hill· 1 day agoThe survey, conducted by YouGov, polled Americans on their awareness of Juneteenth, now a federal...
The Origins and History of Father's Day
Snopes via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoBut one American mom, the late Sonora Smart Dodd, also deserves a moment of special...Dodd attributed the idea of an annual celebration of fatherhood to...