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Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
Freed slaves ventured to Ohio for a fresh start. An angry white mob turned them away.
WTVG 13 Action News· 3 hours agoHundreds of freed slaves left their plantation in Virginia in pursuit of a fresh start in Ohio in...
Ohio lawmaker's quest for Freedpeople justice includes state land for slavery descendants
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoAccording to reports at the time, those confronting the Freedpeople justified their actions: “We will not live among negroes, and as we have settled here first, we have fully determined that ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 days ago“It’s a way for people to separate themselves from African Americans, a way of saying, ‘I’m better than that,’” she explained. Cane, who previously wrote on “The Resurgence of the Tragic < ...
Rural Hamilton County was home to free Black people in mid-1800s
WTHR Indianapolis· 6 hours agoIn a rural part of northern Hamilton County is a part of history connected to the Juneteenth...
On eve of Juneteenth, exploring a personal connection
Axios· 1 day agoMy great-great-grandmother, Francisca Martinez, was a woman of mystery who may have been born to...
'The heart of Austin beats here': Juneteenth, visit city's only intact slave quarters
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"In 1837, William Barton brought the first enslaved people to the Austin area, although outside of...
Why I Celebrate Juneteenth - And Response
The Chattanoogan· 8 hours agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, to become effective Jan. 1, 1863, and ...
A CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM: Black Idahoans ring in Juneteenth, host events in Treasure and Magic...
The Times-News· 2 days agoThe National Museum of African American History and Culture considered the day, nationally...
England stars pile on the PDA with WAGs in stands after their first Euros win
Daily Mirror· 3 days agoThe England team's wives and girlfriends were on hand to help the footballers celebrate a positive...
