
Today Is a Day to Celebrate Union Victory and Emancipation
April 9, the day that the American Civil War ended in 1865, should be a national holiday celebrating the defeat of the Confederacy, the end of slavery, and the triumph of liberty.
Reilly Finnegan is a high school social studies teacher and member organizer for the public school staff union, the Durham Association of Educators, based in Durham, North Carolina.
April 9, the day that the American Civil War ended in 1865, should be a national holiday celebrating the defeat of the Confederacy, the end of slavery, and the triumph of liberty.