Tag: emancipation proclamation
Your Views: Why the rush on Juneteenth?
To the editor:
When Rev. Martin Luther King Day was first introduced, there were years of highly visible debate before Congress acted, and a...
Life after emancipation in Alexandria
By Derrick Perkins
When former President Abraham Lincoln made good on his promise to emancipate slaves in rebel-held territory 150 years ago, the burgeoning population...
