Why didn’t the Emancipation Proclamation apply to our state?

Tennessee has its own version of the Juneteenth holiday, although it’s mostly celebrated in just one area of the state. Plus, the local news for August 8, 2025, and 100 years of the Belcourt and the Opry.

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