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Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: "Childhood interrupted" " What enslaved children teach us about America today
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (572+ words) An elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, sits on land that was once the Farmington hemp plantation. That fact gutted me as I stood before "Childhood Interrupted," an art installation depicting enslaved children on the lawn of the historic home. My…...
Downeast reenactors keep the story of the Battle of the Margaretta afloat
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (245+ words) MACHIAS --When you think of the early days of the Revolutionary War, the battles of Lexington and Concord, and Bunker Hill, are typically top of mind. But in between those two monumental moments, is the town of Machias and the…...
Juneteenth paddle remembers Civil War-era massacre at Ebenezer Creek
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (341+ words) (GPB News) " When U. S. Gen. William T. Sherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah near the end of the Civil War, his army burned down Confederate buildings and plantations, freeing thousands of enslaved people along the way. But the path to freedom was…...
Ct Abolished Slavery Decades Before Juneteenth But It Was A Long Journey To Freedom
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (111+ words) News12 | Connecticut CT abolished slavery decades before Juneteenth, but it was a long journey to freedom Slavery officially ended in Connecticut in 1848, nearly two decades before Juneteenth. But the state was far behind neighboring states in granting enslaved people their freedom....
Walking Tour Slavery | National | timesargus. com
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (104+ words) Walking Tour Slavery Times Argus Docent Glyn Hughes, center right, speaks to a group at the Richmond Slavery Reconciliation Statue on Saturday, June 13, 2026, in Richmond, Va. In Richmond, churches retrace the path of the enslaved to confront their own history…...
A woman recently donated 1, 500 books on the Civil War to Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont.
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (21+ words) Sandusky Register...
Brown's Fort | | wvnews. com
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (11+ words) Brown's Fort WV News John Brown's fort at Harper's Ferry....
Woman donates 1, 500 Civil War books to museum
8+ hour, 59+ min ago (168+ words) Norwalk Reflector FREMONT " A Norwalk woman recently donated 1, 500 books related to the Civil War to Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont " a major gift that expands the library's collection on a topic directly related to President Rutherford B The books…...
Why Mexico's Anti-Slavery Law Helped Shape the Road to Juneteenth
11+ hour, 13+ min ago (522+ words) When Americans celebrate Juneteenth each year, they commemorate June 19, 1865, the day Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed enslaved Black people that they were free. What many Americans do not know is that slavery had already been abolished in…...
On Juneteenth, CT Civil War Officer Memorialized In Vernon Remembered As One Who Fought With Historic Unit
7+ hour, 10+ min ago (430+ words) VERNON, CT " In Vernon's Grove Hill Cemetery lies a memorial to a Union army officer who is certainly worthy of a mention every Juneteenth. The "grave" of Capt. Edwin Post lies in a cluster that is the final resting place…...