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Month: June 2022

Slavery Didn’t End On Juneteenth. What You Should Know About This Important Day

Slavery Didn’t End On Juneteenth. What You Should Know About This Important Day

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

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 Day, Juneteenth is one of…

Joseph H. Rainey 1832–1887

Joseph H. Rainey 1832–1887

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

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 first African American to serve…

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