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    • How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day

      How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day

      HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 52 minutes ago

      Historical/Corbis via Getty Images The History of Juneteenth On June 19, 1865, more than two months after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to...

    • Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth

      Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth

      Snopes via Yahoo News· 52 minutes ago

      This occurred two months after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered and the Union Army won the Civil War, and more than two years after then-U.S....

    • How to celebrate Juneteenth in Los Angeles

      How to celebrate Juneteenth in Los Angeles

      Los Angeles Times· 21 minutes ago

      The Emancipation Proclamation took effect in 1863 but couldn’t be implemented until the Civil War ended and Confederate states surrendered. As a result,...