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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Juneteenth
In honor of Juneteenth, I am reposting this from a few years ago. It was written before it became an official holiday and then updated after. I hope you can still glean something from it. Enjoy! Many Black Americans are replacing their fourth of July celebrations with Juneteenth. For many, the day is a celebration… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – The Attica Massacre
“ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1971, a four-day rebellion of over 1200 inmates at the Attica State Correctional Facility in bucolic upstate New York ended most horrifically after Governor Nelson Rockefeller ordered almost 600 state troopers to storm the prison. Even though the raid took only 10 minutes, when one could finally see through the haze… Continue reading
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