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8-27-21

The History of Emancipation Day in Tennessee

by Stephanie Davis The Emancipation Proclamation is widely known as the document that declared enslaved people free. Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, the Proclamation declared that “all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” However, it was preliminary in nature, meant to persuade the Confederate states... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
Black History

8-23-21

SEC: The Creation and Expansion of the Southeastern Conference

by Matthew Gailani Earlier this summer it was announced that the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma, two programs steeped in college football history, would potentially be joining the sport’s premier conference, the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This news was quickly followed by a unanimous vote of the 14 SEC schools to allow Texas and Oklahoma into their ranks. Shortly after, the Texas and Oklahoma Boards of Regents accepted the offers, and both universities are set t... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
Sports

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