Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recently, President Donald Trump moved to exert control over the way that American history is presented in the Smithsonian ...

Juneteenth celebrations are happening all across northern California and it's important to know the history behind the holiday. Juneteenth is short for June 19th, the day slaves in Galveston, Texas ...

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Recently, President Donald Trump moved to exert control over the way that American history is presented in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. This is certainly not the job of any elected ...