SANTA BARBARA D'OESTE, Brazil (AP) -- It had all the trappings of a down-home country fair somewhere well below the Mason-Dixon line: Lynyrd Skynyrd medleys, mile-long lines for fried chicken, barbeque and draft beer, and a plethora of Confederate flags emblazoning everything from belt buckles to motorcycle vests to trucker caps....
American Civil War Commemorated Way Down South Of Dixie
By JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press: World
Mon, 04/27/2015 - 7:36am
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06/15/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link - Enslaved troops to be honored at Civil War memorial event Sunday
MU visiting professor Kevin McPartland will host the first United States Colored Troops Memorial this weekend.
06/13/2024 - 10:15 am | View Link - Notable figures from the American Civil War
The National Museum of African American History & Culture reports that Juneteenth commemorates the arrival of Union troops in Galveston Bay, Texas on June 19, 1865.
06/13/2024 - 5:01 am | View Link - Nearly 10,000 expected to attend Saturday's Juneteenth Celebration in downtown Winston-Salem
Nearly 10,000 people are expected to attend the 25th Annual Triad Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday in downtown Winston-Salem, an organizer says.
06/12/2024 - 10:45 pm | View Link - Civil War exhibit draws history lovers to Cedarburg History Museum
Cedarburg History Museum, N58 W6194 Columbia Rd., opened its 2024 special exhibit "Wisconsin in the Civil War" in late February and you still have time to check it out.
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