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The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 51 minutes agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after ...
Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe order was not followed by former slave owners, and in some cases freed people were forced back into work. June 19, 1866, was the first celebration of...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 4 hours ago"What, to the American slave, is your fourth of July," Douglass said. "I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the...
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB Radio· 7 hours agoNational Independence Day. It’s an American holiday celebrating the date when the last slaves in the...
Will mail run today? Is post office open on Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)?
Birmingham News· 6 hours agoJuneteenth – a celebration of one of the final acts of emancipation for slaves in the U.S. – is the...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national...
Trump claims he actually ‘loves’ Milwaukee and attacks ‘Joe Bride’ in error-strewn Wisconsin...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump back on the campaign trail after being convicted on...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 6 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
