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Abolition, women's rights sparked change in Elmira churches in 19th century
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe “Burned-Over District” refers to the western and central regions of New York State in the early...
Looking Back
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year ago130 Years Ago January 28, 1893 Miss Ethel Bradley entertained a number of her little friends at her home last Saturday afternoon, the occasion being her...
Here are 20+ events and ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Louisville
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, is a...
Juneteenth celebrations in metro Atlanta | 2024
WAGA fox local articles via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPeople raise American and Pan-African flags while marching in the Juneteenth Atlanta Black History parade on June 18, 2022 in Atlanta, United...
Stillwater prepares as a community to celebrate Juneteenth
Stillwater NewsPress, Okla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 12—Community members are invited to attend Stillwater's Juneteenth Celebration, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Southern Woods Park on Twelfth Street. Stillwater ...
County to celebrate Juneteenth all weekend long
The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 16—Several events are being hosted throughout Robeson County to commemorate the federal Juneteenth holiday. Juneteenth combines the words June and nineteenth, for it was on June 19, 1865 ...
Juneteenth celebration set for Sunday in Clovis
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 14—This Sunday the entire community is invited to celebrate Juneteenth Freedom Day, which commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth Freedom Day is celebrated ...
'Our history is our strength:' How Juneteenth came to be and continues to be
The Evening News and The Tribune, Jeffersonville, Ind. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 17—SOUTHERN INDIANA — On June 19, 1895, Union army General Gordon Granger arrived with Union Troops in Galveston Bay, Texas — the last remaining Confederate stronghold — where he issued ...
Henderson history: Local Democratic Party split in 1924
The Gleaner via Yahoo News· 1 month agoHenderson County Democrats held two different conventions in 1924, leading to a battle a week later...
The most romantic hotels in the UK for Valentine’s Day 2024
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWith Valentine’s Day just around the corner, loved-up staycations are top of the holiday agenda once...
