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Where to celebrate Juneteenth 2024 in Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Morning News· 1 day agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that word of the Emancipation Proclamation finally...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHowever, it took over two years for the news to reach African Americans in Texas, according to Encyclopedia...
Juneteenth events begin this weekend
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt is now celebrated as Juneteenth and is a federal holiday that commemorates the liberation of enslaved Black people in the United States. Several local...
Juneteenth: What it is and how to celebrate it
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the federal army arrived in Galveston, Texas. They assumed control of Texas to enforce...
'This is American history.' Cincinnati's oldest, newest Juneteenth events have common goal
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe first Juneteenth was known to be celebrated in 1865 when news of freedom was spread to...
55 empowering Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThough enslaved persons had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, many states didn't...
What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday in South Carolina
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth commemorates the final end of slavery in Confederate states just...
LIST: Juneteenth events in Central Texas
KXAN via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoWhat is the history of Juneteenth? Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 that people in Galveston learned of the ...
USU to celebrate Juneteenth with public events
The Herald Journal· 4 hours agoAll events will be open to the community. Juneteenth, also called “Emancipation Day,” commemorates the abolishment of slavery through the complete...
5 Festive Recipes for a Juneteenth Feast
New York Times· 3 days agoRed foods are customary for Juneteenth, the annual commemoration of the freeing of the last enslaved Africans in Galveston, Texas, two and a half years...
