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A Summer of Storytelling

I love stories. I can spend hours reading blurbs on the back of books or watching movie trailers because I love the feeling of something capturing and enticing me. Telling history is, in essence, storytelling. There is a plot, there…

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Learning about Juneteenth

The 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation established freedom for those men, women, and children held in bondage in the Confederate states. But, in reality, the proclamation didn’t instantly free any enslaved people. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon…

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How to Celebrate Juneteenth this Weekend

Historic Oakland Foundation is offering several free Juneteenth activities from June 18 to June 30. If you're looking for even more Junetheenth fun, here are some more opportunities for you to celebrate in and around Atlanta. The 10th Annual Juneteenth…

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