emancipation

Juneteenth 2013 events in Dallas

According to Juneteenth.com, this is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on

Lerone Bennett Jr. Chicago DuSable Museum lecture

As Hollywood heralded Steven Spielberg’s epic film Lincoln with Oscar nominations, renowned scholar, author, and historian  Lerone Bennett Jr. packed the house at the DuSable