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When is Juneteenth? Here’s why and how the holiday is celebrated
The Arizona Republic· 2 days agoJuneteenth may be the nation's youngest federal holiday, but the day has long been a special...
The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThis week, many Floridians celebrated Emancipation Day to commemorate May 20, 1865 —the day the ...
Philip Cross: More turmoil at Statistics Canada
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 8 hours agoPresident Abraham Lincoln’s wartime cabinet: after polling its members, who unanimously rejected the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln concluded: “Seven...
Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 3 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open. Banks, federal offices, most state offices ...
Juneteenth, the celebration of freedom
South Reporter· 21 hours agoJuneteenth is a celebration of freedom and the fight for its fulfillment. It is one of the oldest known celebrations commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 15, CareNow ...
Guest column: Could you be a Republican?
The Pilot-Independent· 3 hours agoI think to answer that question we need to know what is a Republican, what do they stand for, what are their values? So, let’s start at the very beginning.
Negro Leagues stats to be added to MLB records. Here's a list of teams from Texas
Gannett via AOL· 7 hours agoThis occurred nearly two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Black people weren’t the only fans of the Negro Leagues, but the games were ...
New headstone at Jacksonville University bears name of Civil War vet born into slavery
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHe served in the 33rd Infantry of the U.S. Colored Troops, and after the fighting he moved to...
Harriet Tubman Purple Hat Society’s Juneteenth Luncheon will honor six
Staten Island Advance· 24 hours agoThe Harriet Tubman Purple Hat Society will host its eighth annual Juneteenth Celebration on Friday, June 14 at Li Greci’s Staaten in West Brighton from 8 p.m. until midnight. Honored during ...
Lies About American History We Were All Taught in School
Cheapism via AOL· 7 days agoA lot of U.S. history is too good to be true — and actually is not. Sometimes fact is ignored, or...
