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12 ways to commemorate Juneteenth in Connecticut
Stamford Advocate· 2 hours agoConnecticut towns and cities like West Haven, Stamford and East Hartford are hosting Juneteenth celebrations to commemorate the end of slavery in the...
Clyde Heritage League to dedicate overdue headstone for man who escaped slavery
Gannett via AOL· 9 hours agoJune 19 is Juneteenth, or Juneteenth National Independence Day, commemorating the day in 1865 when...
New headstone at Jacksonville University bears name of Civil War vet born into slavery
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHe served in the 33rd Infantry of the U.S. Colored Troops, and after the fighting he moved to...
Flint Juneteenth celebrations aim to cultivate culture, history and pride
MLive.com· 2 days agoGen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and told slaves of their emancipation -- two and a...
Mansfield's Juneteenth parade and festival set for June 15
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoTravis and Obesida Cooke. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 the last enslaved people in the...
Harriet Tubman Purple Hat Society’s Juneteenth Luncheon will honor six
Staten Island Advance· 5 days agoThe Harriet Tubman Purple Hat Society will host its eighth annual Juneteenth Celebration on Friday, June 14 at Li Greci’s Staaten in West Brighton from 8 p.m. until midnight. Honored during ...
When is Juneteenth? Here’s why and how the holiday is celebrated
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe news came two and half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, and more than two months after Confederate ...
Juneteenth, Ozarks Pridefest and 20+ other things to do around Springfield this June
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHeld this year on June 19, Juneteenth is a national holiday celebrating the day all enslaved people...
Recognizing Juneteenth: Honoring Freedom and Considerations for Unresolved Battles - Los Angeles...
Los Angeles Sentinel· 2 days agoJuneteenth brings to light the current demand for equity. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring more than three million ...
Mosaic Templars kick off Juneteenth celebrations in Little Rock
KARK via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth was made a federal holiday in 2021 by President Joe Biden. On June 19, 1865, federal...