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After the Civil War ended in 1865, Dr. Crumpler served as a doctor under General Orlando Brown, the Assistant Commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau, treating over 30,000 freed slaves, most of whom ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already ended ...

Before Juneteenth fades away in the rearview mirror, as yet another Republican president recklessly drives us toward yet ...

The American Civil War. Remember it? Well, no, because you weren't alive. But you've read about it, and the Civil War ...

The Advocate highlights social inequality through original stories and opinions, and content generated by fellow NNPA and other publications ...

Union troops reached Galveston, Texas, and informed its Black residents that they were a free people. The 246 years of ...

Donald Trump threatened to send the National Guard to other American cities after a major legal win in California’s case ...

The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

The Dallas Cowboys' simple acknowledgment of Juneteenth prompted many fans to respond with hate-fueled comments.

President Donald Trump's slighting of Juneteenth was called out by many who pointed out his earlier support for the holiday ...