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    The freedom of Juneteenth was fleeting. This is what came next.

    Tyrone McKinley Freeman

    The freedom of Juneteenth was fleeting. This is what came next.

    Tyrone McKinley Freeman

    Many African Americans think of Juneteenth – which commemorates the public announcement of the end of slavery made by the Union Army on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Tex. – as a second Independence Day for the United States and the first real Independence Day for them. It has been celebrated by Black communities for generations and increasingly by several states over the past 40 years. In 2021, President Biden made it a federal holiday.

    While America’s founding documents declared freedom for all, the country denied it to Black people and maintained their enslavement. A century later, that first “Juneteenth” announcement by Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger declared “an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property” for African Americans. They were finally free – or so they thought.

    See the full article in The Washington Post

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    His father was exposed to the chemical Agent Orange as a soldier in the Vietnam War. Today, Bart Elmore is exposing the dark history behind the chemicals.

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    Podcast Series: Nine conversations with the winners of the 2022 Dan David Prize
    16 June 2022
    Podcast Series: Nine conversations with the winners of the 2022 Dan David Prize

    Browse and listen to all episodes on History Extra - the official website for BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.

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    BOG 2022: Nine Winners Receive Reimagined Dan David Prize
    8 June 2022
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    New focus on history reaffirms importance of field, supports early and midcareer researchers and practitioners

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