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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoOn June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 7 days agoAlthough President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, many...
How Lincoln dealt with depression and found greatness
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhat do you credit President Lincoln with accomplishing? President Lincoln consistently ranks in...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 4 days agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 5 days agoFor all of the boasting the GOP has done lately about making marginal progress in attracting Black...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoOpal Lee grinned and pumped her arms in excitement Friday after President Joe Biden draped the...
Guest Spot: The entire North Fork should celebrate Juneteenth - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 3 days agoObserved on June 19, Juneteenth marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It commemorates the day in 1865 when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston ...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee of Texas honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 4 days ago"Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee was one of 19 recipients this year of the Presidential Medal of...
Biden to award Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ with highest civilian honor
KXAN via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 4 days agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...