According to a March 21 article on Axios, Congressman Jim Clyburn of the Sixth District of South Carolina said, "Yeah, I don't accept the notion that Juneteenth is the day that Blacks were freed from ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Barely a year into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln suggested buying slaves for $400 apiece under a "gradual emancipation" plan that would bring peace at less cost than ...
Today, we can follow the advice in the '60s protest song “Keep your eyes on the prize.” What is the prize for which we should be striving? Emancipation. Emancipation from walls of bigotry most all ...
For the 150th birthday of the Emancipation Proclamation, the National Archives is displaying the original document for members of the public to visit. A'Lelia Bundles, chair and president of the board ...
Emancipation, or the end of slavery in this part of the world, is going to be commemorated August 1st. I have noted here previously that its significance as a historical event goes beyond the fact of ...
The Windsor Star story “Emancipation celebration in Windsor rebounds with ‘marvellous attendance,” by Jennifer La Grassa brought back memories that are over 50 years old. I was very fortunate at the ...
John Hempstead (Broadcaster "Letters to the editor" for Dec. 8) quotes the famous introduction to Declaration of Independence, "...Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." In the next sentence he ...
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