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African American Civil War Museum honors the Black soldiers who ended the Civil War on Juneteenth

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.

Yahoo · 3d

As Juneteenth returns, what happens now to African American history?

Juneteenth celebrates a milestone in African American history. Do some, in and out of Washington, want to sweep that history under the rug?

Travel + Leisure on MSN · 3d

Kentucky Just Opened an African American Heritage Trail—With 50 Sites Celebrating Black History

The state of Kentucky introduced an African American Heritage Trail today, offering visitors nearly 50 primary sites and several additional locations that bring centuries of Black history to life. From museums and monuments to historic churches and schools,

Juneteenth, American Civil War and holiday Burke

USA TODAY · 21h

'An American holiday': Nashville celebrates Juneteenth with music, dance and more

Burke said he is the great-great-grandson of Peter Bailey, who was part of Company K in the 17th Regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops and a veteran of the Battle of Nashville in 1864. Burke has been dressing in full uniform for reenactments for 20 years and had plans to be part of the Juneteenth615 event at Historic Fort Negley later that night.

Yahoo · 23h

How Americans are celebrating the Juneteenth holiday

Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, the latest federal holiday in the U.S. that commemorates the end of slavery after the Civil War. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports.

KXTV-TV Sacramento on MSN · 10h

Juneteenth 2025: Celebrations in Sacramento

Juneteenth is an annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

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Black Soldiers to Be Celebrated at African American Civil War Memorial on Juneteenth June 19th to begin steps toward grand opening of new museum

Juneteenth, the June 19th federal holiday that commemorates the end of America’s slavocracy and celebrates freedom for ...

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Pennsylvania museum ensuring thousands of Black Civil War soldiers' legacies not forgotten

As the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, the legacy of thousands of Black Civil War soldiers who once trained in ...

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The idea of a national African American museum went back 100 years before its opening

Well, in 2005, Bunch, who is now the secretary of the Smithsonian, had been tasked with leading the latest addition to its family – the National Museum of African ... in the Civil War met ...

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African-American Women and the Civil War

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Civil rights leaders rally around National Museum of African American History

WASHINGTON ‒ A coalition of civil rights leaders kicked off a weeklong campaign to rally around the national African American museum and push back against what it calls efforts by the Trump ...

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World War II Museum explores Black experiences in the fight for freedom, abroad and at home

Both stories are told in “Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II,” on view at the National WWII Museum through ... to the American Civil Rights ...

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Civil rights leaders alarmed after bible and other artifacts are removed from Smithsonian African-American museum

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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Boston African-American History Museum facing uncertain future after federal funding cuts

BOSTON (WHDH) - The Boston African-American History Museum is facing ... of the Declaration to the Constitution through the Civil War that literally divided the country, and us not offering ...

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