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On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
Houston Chronicle· 21 hours agoThat meant he was a soldier who served in a United States Colored Troops regiment that fought for...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned it down
The Independent via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoBut the order did not end the enslavement of all people in the nation at the time. The 13th...
It’s time for South Carolina to finally recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday | Opinion
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 2 days agoState Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Columbia, has introduced several bills to make Juneteenth an SC state...
The Latest | Hezbollah says Israeli strikes kill 3 fighters as US envoy tries to calm tensions
San Francisco Chronicle· 13 hours agoIsraeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed three Hezbollah fighters on Wednesday, the militant group...
Here are some ways you can celebrate Juneteenth in Maine
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn 2021, Maine made Juneteenth an official holiday, designating June 19 as a day of commemoration....
A push to mark the buried history of ‘harrowing’ slave prisons near Busch Stadium
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 7 days agoThousands of people were once held in underground slave prisons in St. Louis, where Busch Stadium...
What's NXT: The art of tattoos, Clue, new plays, The Reagan Years and … Miss Maryland!
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPart of Newcomer House Porch Program. Volunteer docents available for information on the Newcomer...
Juneteenth cookouts, parades, festivals, arts and more happening across Hampton Roads
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 7 days agoThe holiday marks the date when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free — which...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth has significance as formal holiday
The Times and Democrat· 2 days agoGen. Gordon Granger marched into Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce the end of slavery and the Civil War to the last slaves. Also known as “Black Independence ...
This Year, Juneteenth Is a Free-Entry Day at National Parks
Houston Chronicle· 3 days agoIn justifying the necessity of a National Park System, Teddy Roosevelt stressed the need for...