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Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 13 hours agoAct in 2021. So what is the origin of Juneteenth, how did it become a holiday and how can you celebrate it? What is Juneteenth? On 19 June 1865 - months...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 1 day agoThe answers to these questions are complex, and historians have been arguing for some time over whether free blacks purchased family members as slaves in order to protect them — motivated, on ...
American Canyon’s Juneteenth celebration this Sunday
Napa Valley Register· 5 days agoAmerican Canyon’s wildly popular Juneteenth celebration kicks off this Sunday, ahead of the actual June 19 holiday, to embrace how far the country has...
Robert Hartwell on ‘Plantation-Style’ Home Renovation That Honors Ancestors: ‘I Deserve to Be Here’...
People Magazine· 9 hours agoNew Ground. In the upcoming Max series, the Broadway star invites viewers inside the challenging,...
Celebration of freedom - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald
Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald· 4 hours agoWhile the roots of Juneteenth are found in Texas, this federal holiday that commemorates the end of...
Black Homesteaders Are Finding Freedom Through Sustainable Living—You Can, Too
Parents via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“The focus is more on gardening and other activities outside of keeping animals or owning large...
Jackson council voted to remove the Andrew Jackson statue in 2020. Why is it still standing?
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoBut he was also a slave owner, owning a plantation in Coahoma County along with a plantation in...
How the US revoked land grants to Black Americans
Mother Jones· 1 day ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles, only to take the land...
For Juneteenth, visit these sites to learn about Black history in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 5 days agoNeill-Cochran House Museum (2310 San Gabriel St.): This site in West Campus is home to one of the...
Cape Ann gets set for Juneteenth observance
Gloucester Daily Times· 6 days agoCape Ann is celebrating Juneteenth with speeches, readings and colorful displays this weekend and on the federal holiday. The Juneteenth observances commemorate the emancipation of enslaved ...