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How Lincoln dealt with depression and found greatness
Gannett via AOL· 20 hours agoHe is probably best remembered for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 2 hours agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOn June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
Exhibit on emancipation at Williams College powerful, necessary
Albany Times Union· 4 days agoThe anchor is the 1862 executive order by Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, which has...
Pritzkers donate Lincoln's Civil War order to blockade Southern ports to state museum
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoOne of the most fateful documents of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency — and in all of American history — will go on public display this week at the legendary ...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoEmancipation Day and Jubilee Day, takes place on June 19 each year, and commemorates the end of...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 6 hours agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
ICIVICS AND THE WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION LAUNCH "BRIEF THE CHIEF," A NEW DIGITAL GAME...
FOX 59 Indianapolis· 4 days agoDeveloped in consultation with top historians and educational games experts, Brief the Chief gives students insight into American history by teaching them how Thomas Jefferson, Abraham ...
Detroit's Civil War history, uncovered - WDET 101.9 FM
WDET-FM Detroit· 7 days agoIn 1863, as the Civil War raged on, then-President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation ...
The beauty of hate: A literary analysis of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Euphoria’
theGrio via AOL· 24 hours agoOPINION: Kendrick Lamar’s latest beef ballad elevates the diss record subgenre to an art form, and...