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The Civil Rights movement: the fight for legal and cultural equality.
The ability of the media to portray brutal repression of the Southern African Americans, and in parallel, speeches by Civil ...
Dallas Examiner12d
Black soldiers to be celebrated at African American Civil War Memorial on Juneteenth
Leading historians aim to restore and grow respect for enslaved people and their descendants on Juneteenth, commemorating the ...
WTOP News13d
African American Civil War Museum honors the Black soldiers who ended the Civil War on Juneteenth - WTOP
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.
National Catholic Register13d
Catholic Parishes Mark Juneteenth, the ‘Second Independence Day’ for US
Catholic churches are celebrating the national holiday of Juneteenth this week by honoring the freedom won by formerly ...
Black soldiers helped save the Union during the Civil War. They will be honored June 21.
Fifty-two Black veterans of the Civil War are buried at Providence's North Burial Ground. They will be honored June 21 as the community marks Juneteenth.
'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 ...