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The US National Parks Honoring LGBTQ+ Heritage
Stonewall was the first US national park site dedicated to LGBTQ+ history, marking the 1969 Stonewall uprising, a pivotal moment for the modern gay rights movement. Several NPS sites across the ...
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Vicksburg National Military Park loses 7 employees as part of cuts - MSN
Vicksburg National Military Park loses 7 employees as part of cuts. Posted: February 25, 2025 ... MLB Legend Takes Terrifying IndyCar Test Drive as Historic Racing Opener Goes Wrong.
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State Senate passes bills to fund preservation of Vicksburg National Military Park - WLOX
Two bills heading to Congress could help fund one of the state’s most visited historic ... More than 500,000 annual visitors tour the Vicksburg National Military Park, ... Submit Photos & Videos ...
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Don’t Stop Heading South: How to Explore Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg National Military Park, the battlefield where the bloody siege unfolded, draws half a million visitors each year. Before touring the grounds, stop by the Visitor Center to watch a 20 ...
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Black soldiers honored at Civil War battlefield
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and '50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school through ...
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Black soldiers are honored, name by name, at a Civil War battlefield
Thelma Sims Dukes speaks at Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Miss., on Feb. 17, 2024, during the Remembrance and Libation Ceremony for Union soldiers killed or wounded in 1864 at ...
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Black soldiers are honored, name by name, at a Civil War battlefield - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history.
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Black soldiers are honored, name by name, at a Civil War battlefield
In recent years, the National Park Service has broadened how it presents history in parks nationwide. In the Vicksburg military park, which is dotted with more than 1,400 monuments, markers and ...
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Black soldiers are honored, name by name, at a Civil War battlefield
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl… ...
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MS families honor Black soldiers at Civil War battlefield in Vicksburg | Fox News
In recent years, the National Park Service has broadened how it presents history in parks nationwide. In the Vicksburg military park, which is dotted with more than 1,400 monuments, markers and ...
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A Mississippi Civil War memorial now includes more Black military history - NBC News
In recent years, the National Park Service has broadened how it presents history in parks nationwide. In the Vicksburg military park, which is dotted with more than 1,400 monuments, markers and ...