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The 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation is a reminder of how far we’ve come as a...
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoOPINION: The proclamation — issued Jan. 1, 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln — didn’t bring...
Our View: We must remember, work against 'America’s original sin' this long weekend
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery. Juneteenth is a remind that history requires...
‘Slavery was never abolished. It was simply redefined’: Why ending slavery is on the ballot in five...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbolitionists are backing changes to state constitutions that could end forced prison labour, the...
What's Juneteenth? Everything to know about holiday celebrating end of slavery in the US
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth, the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, is observed...
The Surprisingly Progressive Promises of General Order No. 3, Which Ended Slavery in Texas
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe language of Order No. 3 also promised a lot that couldn’t be delivered, advising freedmen to...
Springfield celebrates Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in America
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJoined by dozens of local organizations and a hundred residents, Springfield celebrated Juneteenth...
Juneteenth is the national holiday, but Tennessee also celebrates on its Emancipation Day
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJuneteenth is the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. But in...
Earliest Juneteenth celebration photographs from 19th-century
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation two and a half years before all...
Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events and quiet reflection on the end of slavery
WFXT via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAmericans across the country this weekend celebrated Juneteenth, marking the relatively new national...
Knoxville marks end of slavery three times every year | Opinion
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThree times a year in Knoxville we celebrate the end of slavery. On Jan. 1 of every year a program...