Slavery Abolition

GROTON, Mass. (AP) — Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th century journals. Opening it, she found a scroll in pristine condition. A closer look revealed the 5-foot-long (1.5-meter-long) document was a handwritten declaration titled “A Resolution…

Elon Musk has shattered his political silence with a series of blistering attacks aimed directly at the legislative centerpiece of the Trump administration. Just hours before a critical Senate vote on the president’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX reiterated his fierce opposition, escalating a…

"Liberals don't actually care about anything that happened prior to 1965 other than slavery." Jack Posobiec took aim at Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the man who nominated her, President Joe Biden, and the erasure of American history other than slavery and the Civil Rights movement. "Ketanji Brown Jackson, she's an…

Disgruntled personnel of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have issued a nationwide strike threat over their continued inclusion in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), which they described as exploitative and unsustainable. The aggrieved officers, in a strongly worded open letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, the…

Politics President Donald Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, other than saying there were too many like it. Lesser occasions routinely garner official proclamations. “I’m not tracking his signature on a proclamation today,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House…

Large crowds gathered around Fayetteville to celebrate Juneteenth in Fayetteville, a day that holds deep meaning in American history as the day slavery ended in the United States. The Fayette County NAACP and the Fayette County Historical Society’s hosted a celebration at the Old Fayette County  Courthouse, while the Greater…

Man holds a flag during a Juneteenth celebration in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 19 June 2025   -   Copyright © africanews Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Last updated: 19/06 - 23:20 USA People across the United States marked Juneteenth on Thursday, the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people…

The US stock market closes on Thursday for a holiday honouring Juneteenth, also known as America's Second Independence Day, which marks the end of slavery in the country. At the close of trading on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.10% to 42,171 points, the S&P 500 remained flat…

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By Emily Mae Czachor News Editor Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. She typically covers breaking news, extreme weather and issues involving social justice. Emily Mae previously wrote for outlets like the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and Newsweek. Read Full Bio Updated on: June 19,…