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Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat· 2 days agoIn October 1879, 14 years after the Civil War ended, a large military reunion was held in...
New series investigates broken promises of 40 Acres and a Mule
WABE· 4 days agoJanuary 16, 1865, Union General William T. Sherman issued Special Field Order No. 15. The order gave...
Civil War General William T. Sherman's sword and other relics to be auctioned off in Ohio
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 5 days agoThe sword and scabbard of Civil War Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman is displayed at Fleischer's Auctions, Thursday ...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 days agothe end of enslavement, but slavery still dominated in Confederate states during the Civil War. It...
Editorial: Juneteenth marks a moment in Texas. There was a moment in Charleston too.
The Post and Courier· 3 days agothe anniversary of the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in our country learned that the ...
Mark Juneteenth by remembering the Black women who went above and beyond for the Union
Berkshire Eagle· 3 days agoJuneteenth was selected to commemorate the true end of slavery because on that day the slaves in...
True Vision Church honors pastor who led push for Juneteenth
San Antonio Express-News· 5 days agoAmong long rows of white markers, the Rev. Sherman Clifton Byrd lies at rest at Fort Sam Houston...
How the US revoked land grants to Black Americans
Mother Jones· 4 days ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles, only to take the land...
Remembering the life of Sherman Lahaie Jr.
Bangor Daily News· 4 days agoBangor Daily News publishes obituaries and other memorial notices. Read recent and archived death notices online.
This Centre County township near State College is a foodie paradise and history lover’s dream
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe small village of Boalsburg boasts three unique museums, two of which we’ve already covered. The...