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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 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· 5 days agoThe anchor is the 1862 executive order by Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, which has...
How Lincoln dealt with depression and found greatness
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHe is probably best remembered for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves...
Pritzkers donate Lincoln's Civil War order to blockade Southern ports to state museum
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 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 ...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 1 day agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 14 hours agoOpal Lee grinned and pumped her arms in excitement Friday after President Joe Biden draped the...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 4 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· 1 day 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...
WKBN 27 Youngstown· 5 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 ...
April marks the beginning and end of the American Civil War
Daily Press· 5 days agoApril is a good time to explore local sites that focus on the American Civil War, which began on...