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Trump falls behind Biden in latest Fox News poll as he insists ‘nobody can ever trust’ network: Live...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 minutes agoHarrison launched his broadside against the Republican presidential contender on Juneteenth, the...
Thousands of Black Civil War troops organized in Macon. This vet keeps their history alive
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoHe shared with festival attendees a story he has shared repeatedly all over the state — three of the...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
WDTN-TV 2 Dayton· 11 hours agoMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
While Florida was part of the Confederacy, Key West was not and freed its slaves early
CBS News· 12 hours agoDuring the Civil War, Florida was part of the Confederate States of America. "Despite the fact that...
Two national parks to honor Black soldiers for Juneteenth
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWilliam Garvin was a former slave who enlisted in the military during the Civil War.National Park...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoAlso known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day, Juneteenth...
Manitowoc’s Henry Baetz: a German immigrant, Union soldier and public servant who was Wisconsin's...
Herald Times Reporter via Yahoo News· 17 minutes agoIn 1868, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago that nominated Ulysses...
IUN marks Juneteenth with reading of Emancipation Proclamation
Chicago Tribune· 20 hours agoAs the Sons of Veterans of the Civil War read the Emancipation Proclamation Monday, Indiana...