Month: June 2022
Slavery Didn’t End On Juneteenth. What You Should Know About This Important Day
June 17, 20216:00 AM ET Sharon Pruitt-Young It goes by many names. Whether you call it Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or the country’s second Independence [more…]
Joseph H. Rainey 1832–1887
Joseph Rainey was sworn in on December 12, 1870—first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Born enslaved, Joseph Rainey was the [more…]