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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 8 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoWar ended and more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. By the time enslaved people were declared...
What's open and closed for Juneteenth in Iowa?
Gannett via AOL· 8 hours agoThe proclamation did not end slavery, though. The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in America and was ratified Dec. 6, 1865, according...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoFinally, the slaves in Texas knew that the long war was over, as was their far longer bondage. It still took time for slavery to officially end when 13th Amendment to the ...
Juneteenth festivals, events and other celebrations to mark the holiday in Charlotte
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJune 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday marking June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston...
When did Kentucky actually abolish slavery? A lot later than you think.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJune 19, 1865: Gen. Gordon Granger delivers General ...spreads throughout the nation. Dec. 6, 1865:...
A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe holiday’s roots trace back to June 19, 1865, when U.S. troops led by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger...
Credit Where It’s Due: A Juneteenth Tribute to Soaps’ Groundbreaking Black Characters
SheKnows· 13 hours agoMind you, although it was on June 19, 1865, that the final enforcement of the Emancipation...
Kansas celebrates Juneteenth, and ongoing fight for equality, for first time as state holiday
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoTOPEKA — Anthony Lewis says Juneteenth is a time to reflect on progress made in the fight for civil...
Juneteenth 2024: Who is working? What is open?
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSlavery would not be formally abolished until that December when the 13th Amendment was ratified. The next year, newly freed people in Texas organized...
