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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 3 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· 6 days agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
ByGone Muncie: The memorable Emancipation Day celebration of 1898
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAmericans at the end of the Civil War. In the late 19th century, some Black communities in the North...
Today in History: Abraham Lincoln accepts Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoOn June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham ...
Library of Congress launches 'Collective Memories' exhibit, showcasing pivotal moments in history
WYFF 4 Greenville· 6 days agoThe exhibit features an original copy of the Gettysburg Address – the same version historians...
Letters to the Editor: Readers discuss lack of Grand Island Cemetery upkeep, Willie Mays
Grand Island Independent· 1 day agoThis year with new graves being covered with new sod, the rest of these areas look so bleak and...
Opinion | In 1858, Lincoln made a mistake. President Biden, don’t make the same one.
Washington Post· 3 days agoPresident Biden’s recent speech in Normandy, highlighting the choice the world faces between...
Coshocton's Juneteenth celebration called 'beautiful testament to the power of community'
The Coshocton Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth is a state and national holiday commemorating the day the last enslaved people received...
Today in History
The Martinsburg Journal· 7 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,...
The Deeper Meaning Behind the Juneteenth Flag
Good Housekeeping via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCivil War—and two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday has been celebrated by African American...
