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Juneteenth celebrations and more things to do this weekend at the Jersey Shore
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe troops’ arrival came 2½½ years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Considered...
Building a bigger table for Juneteenth
Daily Press· 23 hours agoJuneteenth kicks off this weekend with the Juneteenth Freedom Fest, held at Freedom Park and presented by the York-James City-Williamsburg chapter of the...
SENIOR LOOKOUT: Information for elders that can be trusted
Gloucester Daily Times· 1 day agoThe Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, stated that all...
8 days of Juneteenth celebrations to kick off Saturday in Akron
Gannett via AOL· 20 hours agoJuneteenth, officially celebrated June 19, remembers the day when the last enslaved person in the...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHowever, it took over two years for the news to reach African Americans in Texas, according to Encyclopedia...
Juneteenth 2024: What to do, where to celebrate in NYC
New York Daily News· 23 hours agoArmy soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, which was...
In Galveston, one Juneteenth story is a family affair
Houston Chronicle· 1 day agoWord of the Emancipation Proclamation, issued in January 1863, had absolutely reached Texas before...
Looking for Juneteenth celebrations? Indy has everything from jazz performances to boxing
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth is right around the corner and there are lots of ways to celebrate it in Indianapolis....
Juneteenth in Springfield: Parade, talent show, music series and more
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the day the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people via federal troops in Galveston ...
Juneteenth celebrations in metro Atlanta | 2024
WAGA fox local articles via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a law declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) ATLANTA...