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On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more than 4 million enslaved...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Island Packet· 1 day agoJuneteenth celebrates the day the Union army reached Texas, the westernmost state of the Confederacy, and announced to the enslaved population their freedom on June 19, 1865. Over the weekend ...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB Radio· 12 hours agoOn Wednesday, Americans celebrate June 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day. It’s an...
A Lexington cemetery honors Civil War heroes with Juneteenth Jubilee
Lexington Herald-Leader· 3 days agoLexington community members gathered Saturday for the 19th annual Juneteenth Jubilee, a ceremony recognizing African Americans’ service in the Civil War ...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
Houston Chronicle· 6 hours agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
National Civil Rights Museum offering free admission on Juneteenth
FOX 13 Memphis· 13 hours agoIn observance of Juneteenth, the National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) is offering free admission...
'The 29th of Illinois': Honoring the Black Civil War regiment connected to Juneteenth
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoTazewell County honored the 11 residents who served with the 29th Colored Infantry during the Civil ...
Juneteenth celebrated at Camp Nelson in Jessamine Co.
WKYT Lexington· 11 minutes agoCamp Nelson National Monument, the historic Jessamine County site where thousands of enslaved and free African Americans enlisted in the Union Army to fight in the