Juneteenth celebrates the fall of slavery in the U.S. At the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit, visitors heard from descendants of slaves.

The celebrations come as President Donald Trump’s administration has worked to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion ...

Acknowledging the historical link between the end of Black slavery in the U.S. and the creation of the State of West Virginia, Democratic lawmakers urged their colleagues and Gov. Patrick Morrisey to ...

The article discusses the ongoing issue of slavery in Texas, the rescinding of asylum protection for people of color, and the need for young Progressives to fight for democracy and the Constitution.

While the tone was celebratory, many of those present said this year’s Juneteenth felt especially urgent — not just as a remembrance of emancipation but as a stand against efforts to suppress Black ...

President Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, other ...

June 19, 1865 –the day all people in the United States were officially granted freedom. All across the country, Americans are ...

Hiram Revels subverted slave states and recruited soldiers in the ... Revels was born in North Carolina in 1827. The son of free Black parents, he was trained as a barber, but later pursued ...

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The No. 9 Florida State Seminoles play against the No. 8 Oregon ... Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers ...

the practical results of Slavery, as shown in a comparison between the free States and the slave States. Under the second head we shall naturally consider (1) slave masters as shown in the law of ...

Openly calling for a treasonous insurrection, Brooks — an enslaver — said he wanted “a Southern Constitution formed in which every state should be a slave state.” The second lesson is that ...