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Congress Approves Bill to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

Home - National, National, NewsBy AP June 17, 2021 Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. The House voted 415-14 on Wednesday to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal holiday. The bill goes to President Joe Biden’s desk, and he’s expected to sign it into law. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865,…

Missouri students make ‘humorous’ video about slaves

UncategorizedBy News September 29, 2016 Leave a comment

FAUCETT, Mo. (AP) – Some seniors at a northwest Missouri high school will not be disciplined after making a “humorous” video depicting the lives of slaves in the 1850s. The history students at Mid-Buchanan High School were asked to make a video explaining the Fugitive Slave Act, which required that all escaped slaves be returned…