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How Sodus native Gordon Granger's freedom order in Galveston, Texas, led to Juneteenth
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe word was late but certainly welcome. On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, Major General Gordon...
Union general who made Juneteenth announcement in 1865 is buried in this Kentucky cemetery
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn June 19, 1865, a Union General read an official military decree to the people of Texas which...
How Juneteenth Became a National Holiday
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, marks the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day,...
Why Juneteenth, Now a Federal Holiday, Is So Significant
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn June 19, 1865, a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, to make an important announcement:...
Celebrating Juneteenth with understanding
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMonday was Juneteenth. This holiday is celebrating the freedom of African Americans from slavery. It is celebrated on June 19th and the name for the holiday is made up of the words June and ...
What Is Juneteenth? Everything To Know About the Integral Day in Black History
Parade via Yahoo News· 11 months agoiStock June 19 marks Juneteenth, an extremely important day in Black history in the United...
My great-grandfathers fought with the US Colored Troops, Juneteenth is a reunification day
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe emancipation of four million enslaved Africans in 1865 secured by the Union victory in the Civil...
Understanding Juneteenth
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA father and daughter. Illustrated | Getty Images, iStock The U.S. will observe the federal Juneteenth holiday on Monday, June 20, though the actual...
Honoring ancestors, fortifying future
The Huntsville Item, Texas via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 12—Huntsville organizations have come together to celebrate Juneteenth, a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Deriving its ...
History: Juneteenth part of vision of Lenawee County abolitionists
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhile there is a lot of history I have learned over the years, there is much I haven't taken in,...
