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On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
San Francisco Chronicle· 13 hours agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
Fact Check: Reports Say Canada Preparing for 2nd US Civil War. Here's What We Know
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOn June 16, 2024, a Facebook user posted a status claiming Canada was making preparations in the...
'The 29th of Illinois': Honoring the Black Civil War regiment connected to Juneteenth
Peoria Journal Star· 11 hours agoA group of Black Union Army soldiers from Tazewell County who fought in the American Civil War were...
William Henry THOMPSON
Olympics.com· 3 hours agoBorn in the state of Georgia, Will Thompson was educated at the Georgia Military Institute and at the age of sixteen enlisted in the Confederate army for service in the American< ...
When did Kentucky actually abolish slavery? A lot later than you think.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 7 days agoApril 12, 1861: The American Civil War begin after Confederate troops fire on Fort Sumter in...
