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An organized city-wide Juneteenth celebration was started in 1988 but Black Syracusans have been celebrating freedom from slavery since the end of the Civil War.
<p>"A month before the Civil War formally ended, a 20-year-old Black woman and prolific writer named Edmonia Highgate came from upstate New York to Harford County to launch a school for former slaves."</p>
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The Hosanna School Museum in Havre de Grace has partnered with the Smithsonian and the University of Maryland to transcribe records on African Americans that were preserved by the Freedman's Bureau.
The Renaming Committee for New Orleans Public Schools met Tuesday (May 25) to deliberate on the final names they will propose to school Superintendent Henderson Lewis. From there, Lewis will review the list of names and make his recommendations to the Orleans Parish School Board for their final vote of approval over the summer. The […]