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3:50 pm
Tue June 19, 2012

Jazz and Juneteenth: 5 songs which speak of the freedom struggle

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According to the Missouri State Archives, Juneteenth is officially recognized today in 41 states, including Missouri. NPR Music provides this selection of "five recordings, picked by five musicians, which represent the triumphs and tribulations within the freedom struggle."
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Today, June 19, is a holiday known as Juneteenth - the oldest commemoration of slavery's end. Though the Emancipation Proclamation declared the freedom of slaves in Confederate states on Jan. 1, 1963, it was only on June 19, 1865 (months after Confederate forces had surrendered) that Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas, to spread news of the war's end, and to enforce the proclamation in Texas.
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7:00 pm
Fri May 25, 2012

Best-selling books in St. Louis for the week ending May 20

Subterranean Books

Below is the top-ten list of the St. Louis region's best-selling adult and children's books, according to the St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance.

For the week ending May 20:

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Arts & Culture
6:40 pm
Fri May 18, 2012

Best-selling books in St. Louis for the week ending May 13

Main Street Books in St. Charles

Below is the top-ten list of the St. Louis region's best-selling adult and children's books, according to the St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance.

For the week ending May 13:

Adult:

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