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When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoOn what date was the Emancipation Proclamation issued? President Abraham Lincoln issued the...
What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 2 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger and soldiers from...
Abraham Lincoln forfeits win to Lewis Central due to exceeding pitch count
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 3 days agoAbraham Lincoln’s win over Lewis Central on May 31 has been retroactively awarded to the Titans...
Lincoln-signed statehood document sold at auction to WV buyer
The Charleston Gazette· 5 days agoA West Virginian was the successful bidder in last week’s online auction of an 1861 document signed...
Juneteenth celebrations follow tradition of newly freed Black people | Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt
Santa Maria Times· 13 hours agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President, signed the Emancipation...
Abraham Lincoln bolstered by big innings in win over St. Albert
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 2 days agoTwo big innings for Abraham Lincoln carried the Lynx in a 9-3 win over in-city rivals St. Albert in...
Juneteenth falls on a Wednesday this year. Do feds get the day off?
Federal Times· 4 days agoOn June 19, 1865, troops came to Galveston two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln...
'Nobody Could Do What I Did' : Donald Trump Tells Dr. Phil He's the 'Best President for Black...
Atlanta Black Star· 23 hours agoFormer President Donald J. Trump is standing tens toes down that he is the Black community’s political savior while continuing his pursuit of the Oval Office. Trump announced his second bid ...
Mpact hosting Juneteenth Festival June 15
Palestine Herald-Press, Texas via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates and celebrates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas. In Galveston on June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger announced all slaves were free, two and a half ...
Evanston’s reparations program, meant to attack discrimination, accused of being discriminatory
The Mining Journal· 1 day agoAmericans have a long tradition of offering reparations for slavery, only to see them clawed back....
