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See who is running against longtime Jackson-area Mississippi state Sen. Hillman Frazier
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe race for Mississippi Senate District 27 that covers parts of Jackson and Clinton is contested....
The 13th Amendment's fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this rare photograph taken in 2000, prisoners at the Ferguson Unit in Texas are seen working in...
Today in History: December 6, 13th Amendment abolishing slavery is ratified
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoToday in History Today is Wednesday, Dec. 6, the 340th day of 2023. There are 25 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ...
Five States To Vote On Slavery (Yes, Slavery) In November
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe 2022 elections have already shaped up to be among the most politically-charged midterm elections...
Kewanee Community Relations Board: Here's what you should know about Juneteenth holiday
Star-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Kewanee Commission for Community Relations has provided this information explaining the...
Juneteenth Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHere is a look at Juneteenth, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, over two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved ...
Beshear vs. Cameron – or Bevin vs. Biden? Who's really running for Kentucky governor?
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOn November 7, Kentucky and Mississippi take center stage as the last two of only three states to...
Dobbs case: An unborn human being but not a person
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruled the Roe and Casey cases, the two cases that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to an...
Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where on ballot
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoVoters in three states approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to...
What is Juneteenth? Are banks open on the youngest federal holiday?
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOn June 19, Americans will observe the nation's youngest federal holiday – Juneteenth, which became...