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Victory parades abounded after the 20th century’s world wars. But the last major military parade in Washington was in 1991.
Juneteenth is often described as the day “slavery ended in Texas,” but the truth behind it tells a deeper, more sobering ...
Charlottesville's Black Business Expo and Juneteenth will share a day this year, Saturday, at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.
Annual Juneteenth activities are underway throughout Marshall and Harrison County as the holiday approaches.
On the eve of anniversaries of the Declaration and the Battle of Gettysburg, it’s time to consider connections between the wars in York County.
Christopher Daley has been captivating audiences across New England for over 30 years with engaging presentations on ...
President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass will speak at 5:30 p.m. Friday in a Juneteenth National Independence Day program at Marietta College. Living Historian Michael Crutcher will bring ...
The Spanish-American War was the first major international conflict for a reunited nation since the Civil War. It ended in a U.S. victory that established an American empire: Spain ceded Cuba, Puerto ...
President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass will speak at 5:30 p.m. Friday in a Juneteenth National Independence Day ...
The name, from the 19th Century, is a portmanteau of “June” and “nineteenth,” celebrated on June 19. It refers to that day in 1865 when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to ...