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Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entirety
Mountain View Telegraph· 8 hours agoCivil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial in...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 1 hour agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
'Juneteenth Story Stroll' details Juneteenth history at Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
KLAX-TV· 15 hours agoOn the outside of the Martin Luther King, Jr. branch is a special Juneteenth edition story stroll....
Will mail run today? Is post office open on Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)?
Birmingham News· 1 hour agoJuneteenth – a celebration of one of the final acts of emancipation for slaves in the U.S. – is the...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 24 hours agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 2 hours agoWhy it matters: The day celebrating Black emancipation from enslavement gained traction in 2020 amid discussions of racial injustice following the death of George Floyd in ...
Martin Luther King Jr. on “The other America”
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoEditor’s note: To commemorate Juneteenth, we share excerpts of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at Stanford University in ...
The Civic Promise of Juneteenth
Time Magazine· 2 days agoWhile Martin Luther King, Jr.’s January birthday has been a national holiday for nearly four decades, the four-year-old Juneteenth federal ...
Today is Juneteenth, but the state of New Jersey will also celebrate Friday. Here's why
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoAdditionally, thousands of people all over the country will have the day off of work. In 2020, less...
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...