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Emancipation Day celebrates when Andrew Johnson freed his slaves on August 8, 1863. Sam Johnson, a former slave, set up the ...
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...
Florida has the highest rate of book challenges and restrictions in school and public libraries. Meanwhile, the owners of ...
The administration is using the tools of the state to influence—even poison—how America’s racial history will be taught in ...
Friday through Sunday is Virginia’s sales tax holiday for back to school and hurricane preparedness. You can buy things like ...
This wasn't just a celebration of Juneteenth and its history, but a celebration of the National Negro League, and the contributions their players have made to the game of baseball.
Recently, Virgin Islanders celebrated the 177th anniversary of Emancipation. However, when the enslaved laborers (Africans) of the Danish West Indies took their freedom, it didn’t end on July 3, 1848.