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A Plum woman who teaches students about American history learned about her own ties to one of the most significant chapters ...
The design of the American flag as we know it today has deep historical roots, particularly involving Betsy Ross and the ...
Juneteenth recognizes the official emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, symbolizing the end of slavery ...
Green Bluff’s Siemers Farm, known for strawberry and fall festivals, transformed into a Civil War battlefield this Memorial Day weekend.
The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's ...
Ten months into the Civil War, the Union was short on ... with a torn Confederate flag under his foot. Library of Congress The Union Army acted decisively to press its caffeine advantage.
Juneteenth celebrations have been around since the 1800s, but it didn't become a federal holiday until just three years ago.
Salt Lake City officials and leaders from the Black community gathered to mark Juneteenth and to raise the city's controversial new Juneteenth-themed flag.
Juneteenth Ohio Festival Genoa Park, 303 West Broad St., Columbus On June 21 and 22, the 28th annual Juneteenth Ohio Festival ...
Juneteenth, a federal and state holiday, is celebrated as America’s second Independence Day. While slavery ended for some with the President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, the ...