Two ancestors, two Americas: A reflection on Juneteenth, July 4th and inherited contradictions | Guest column

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Two ancestors, two Americas: A reflection on Juneteenth, July 4th and inherited contradictions | Guest column

African & Diaspora Culture
When:
June 17, 2026 · 9:00 AM
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Shockoe Institute opens bold exhibition on enslavement
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Shockoe Institute opens bold exhibition on enslavement

My family story — born of an enslaved man of towering height forced to reproduce and a Confederate captain who fought to keep men like him in chains — reveals the intimate contradictions of America, where Juneteenth and the Fourth…

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