The Newberry Library, one of Chicago’s most venerable cultural institutions, honored Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the Alphonso Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University, with the Newberry Library Award for his outstanding achievement in the humanities. Dr. Gates has been instrumental in research, documentation, and preserving the African American history and culture throughout his career. He is known …
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Calaveras Cold Case Team Seeking Public’s Help
Tulsa officials not only named a victim in their massacre investigation for the first time, but also put a face to the story thanks to DNA. George Melvin Gillespie, who was buried in a simple wooden casket more than a century ago, now anchors a new push to find the truth and justice. Officials also …
Happy Juneteenth!, Lesser-Known Stories of Early America, First Ladies Workshop, “Ain’t No Daylight in Vietnam” Exhibit at LBJ Presidential Library
The following is a press release written by the (U.S.) National Archives and Records Administration: Happy Juneteenth! On June 19, 1865, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all slaves were now free. This day has come to be known as Juneteenth. In celebration of this …