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At WCMA, 7 artists reflect on the Emancipation Proclamation and the lasting legacy of enslavement
Berkshire Eagle· 4 days agoOn Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, warning...
Jewish holiday of Purim may have echoes in American history, says New York rabbi
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPurim is an annual celebration of the survival of the Jewish people against Haman's attempt to...
It's time to ignore Trump's trials: Criminal accountability is now a distraction
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLooking backward there was fear-inducing grievances and fearmongering about freed Black people and...
Things We Were All Taught About American History That Just Aren't True
Cheapism via AOL· 6 days agoA lot of U.S. history is too good to be true — and actually is not. Sometimes fact is ignored, or...
85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee's family away, she's getting a new home on the same spot
Roanoke Times· 3 days agoWhen Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. Now, the 97-year-old...
‘It’s amazing’: Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, is getting a new home for only $10
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 7 days agoOn June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Texas to enforce theEmancipation Proclamation, which...
Maryland legislator, council members push to provide slavery reparations
WJLA· 7 days agoThe Belair Mansion in Bowie, Maryland, was the site of the Belair Plantation, a horse farm entirely...
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: The Rosemary Smith Griffin story
The Times and Democrat· 4 days agoFor more than 50 years, I have known and have been affiliated with Rosemary Smith Griffin through...
Alabama again considers making Juneteenth at state holiday
Birmingham News· 4 days agoAlabama lawmakers are again considering creating a permanent state holiday on Juneteenth to...