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Museum manager defends plans for canceled Juneteenth event

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The manager of a historical museum in North Carolina is defending himself from criticism that an event he planned offered a sympathetic portrayal of slaveowners.

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Yahoo News

NC plantation: No apology, slams mayor and other critics of Juneteenth event promo

The Historic Latta Plantation site manager called out Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles as well as the media over controversy about the racist promo

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Independent

Plantation cancels Juneteenth event that focused on plight of ‘white refugees’

‘Sympathizing with an overseer who is no longer allowed to enslave people is disgusting,’ one critic says on social media

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Museum manager defends plans for canceled Juneteenth event

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The manager of a historical museum in North Carolina is defending himself from criticism that an event he planned offered a sympathetic portrayal of slaveowners. Ian Campbell, site manager of the Latta Historic Plantation in Huntersville, posted a statement Saturday on the plantation’s website saying that he will never glorify the Confederacy, white supremacy or plantation owners.

3 years ago·United States

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abc News

Museum manager defends plans for canceled Juneteenth event

The manager of a historical museum in North Carolina is defending himself from criticism that an event he planned offered a sympathetic portrayal of slaveowners

3 years ago·United States

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Newsweek

Juneteenth event sympathetic to slave owners canceled after widespread criticism

"We should not support any business or organization that does not respect equality, history, and the truth of the African-American people's journey to freedom," Mayor Vi Lyles of Charlotte, North Carolina, tweeted.

3 years ago·United States

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Raw Story

Juneteenth event cancelled after furious backlash over calling slaveowners 'white refugees': report

Outrage in North Carolina resulted in the cancelation of an event scheduled for June 19th — the same day as the Juneteenth holiday commemorating the emancipation of slaves."A racist event description, promising to tell the story of 'white refugees' and defeated Confederate soldiers, was abruptly rem...

3 years ago·United States

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