The Fourth of July embodies independence and national pride like no other day in the United States. However, that freedom and pride weren’t meant for all Americans. Black Americans, who were enslaved, ...

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Volunteers stationed along the parade, scheduled for Saturday, will carry radios, cellphones and whistles to quickly report any issues, its organizer told the Sun-Times. Pilsen’s Mexican Independence ...

The Navy is in talks to send a ship to New York for Independence Day despite Donald Trump’s insults about the vessel.