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An early Juneteenth celebration Saturday in Richton Park was the first of several this week int he south and southwest ...
Juneteenth is a national day of celebration, but the holiday is too big for just June 19. Around the D.C. region, events take place on the weekends before and after, as well on Juneteenth itself — the ...
Your government Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, June 16, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The ...
By Afua Cooper John Parker, a former slave, was a daring conductor on the Underground Railroad. His home in Ripley, Ohio, helps to tell his story. By Monica Drake Harriet Beecher Stowe had a ...
Nestled in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, Llano offers a perfect blend of natural beauty, small-town charm, and surprising culinary delights that make it one of the Lone Star State’s most ...
To mark Juneteenth, the North Star Underground Railroad Museum, SUNY Plattsburgh and John Brown Lives! are hosting an art ...
Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating a significant step toward the end of slavery in the United States, marks a ...
On Wednesday at 10 a.m., a marker will be put on the Campbell House, which was the residence of John and Elizabeth Campbell and served as a station for Underground Railroad operations in Lawrence ...
Giant leaps of faith brought an estimated 2,000 runaway slaves to the house John and Jean Rankin shared ... and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad, according to the National ...
WEST BRANCH, Iowa — West Branch got to take a step into the history books as they held a tour around local spots from the ...
The Underground Railroad was a 17th century network of secret routes and safe houses that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom in the United States up until the 19th century.