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Fire destroys 150-year-old church

By WABC Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     CENTRAL ISLIP, Suffolk County, New York (WABC) — A church community in Suffolk County is mourning the loss of their 150-year-old house of worship after fire destroyed the building early Sunday morning. The multi-alarm blaze at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah on Carleton

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Descendant of Nat Turner’s owners discusses historical significance of slave rebellion

By Barbara Ciara Click here for updates on this story     SOUTHAMPTION COUNTY, VIRGINIA (WTKR) — Juneteenth, the holiday that’s been referred to as America’s second Independence Day, commemorates when the last group of enslaved people in Texas learned they were officially free. Decades before the Civil War ended slavery, there were significant revolts and uprisings

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