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How Lincoln dealt with depression and found greatness
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHe is probably best remembered for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves...
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoOn June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
New Tome Details North America's Uncivil Times
Houston Press· 8 hours agoBook cover By now, there have been more gallons of ink spilled in chronicling, analyzing and Monday Morning Quarterbacking the Civil War than blood...
Pritzkers donate Lincoln's Civil War order to blockade Southern ports to state museum
Chicago Sun-Times· 7 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· 7 days agoEmancipation Day and Jubilee Day, takes place on June 19 each year, and commemorates the end of...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 4 days agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Guest Spot: The entire North Fork should celebrate Juneteenth - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 3 days agoObserved on June 19, Juneteenth marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It commemorates the day in 1865 when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived ...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee of Texas honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 4 days ago"Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee was one of 19 recipients this year of the Presidential Medal of...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 4 days agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...