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What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which effectively...
Throwback Thursday: The history of Juneteenth - WNKY News 40 Television
WNKY· 16 hours agoIndependence Day in our country. President Abraham Lincoln and the Union were at war with the...
SENIOR LOOKOUT: Information for elders that can be trusted
Gloucester Daily Times· 2 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, stated that ...
Juneteenth events begin this weekend
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOn June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the Civil War was over and slavery abolished, more than two years after ...
JUNETEENTH: Multiple celebrations to be held across Green Country
KJRH-TV Tulsa· 15 hours agoOn June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...
...Rainbow Sequined Dress for Juneteenth White House Concert With President Joe Biden and Vice ...
WWD via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAlso known as Jubilee Day, Juneteenth marks the ending of slavery in the U.S. Celebrations date back...
Juneteenth celebrations follow tradition of newly freed Black people | Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt
Santa Maria Times· 5 days agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President, signed the Emancipation
Here’s how Juneteenth is being celebrated across the CSRA
News 12 Augusta· 1 hour agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out they had been freed...
Juneteenth 2024: Here's when and where you can celebrate the holiday across Oklahoma
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGranger proclaimed the end of enslavement on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas. The general's ...
Events throughout the week mark Juneteenth 2024 in the Quad-Cities
Quad-City Times· 23 hours agoThe announcement finally put into full effect the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham...