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Juneteenth is a holiday about our nation's unfinished work
San Antonio Express-News· 3 days agoIt is a celebration of emancipation, yet for its beneficiaries in Texas, the news of that liberation...
Why I Celebrate Juneteenth - And Response
The Chattanoogan· 3 days agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary Emancipation< ...
Gov. Holcomb issues proclamation in celebration of Juneteenth
ABC57 South Bend· 3 days agoIndiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced on Wednesday that he has signed a proclamation officially declaring June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth in Indiana. The holiday celebrates ...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
ACPL’s Rolland Center for Lincoln Research holds Juneteenth celebrations
21Alive Fort Wayne· 3 days agoOn Wednesday, the Allen County Public Library’s (ACPL) Rolland Center for Lincoln Research held activities at the Main Library and Grabill branch celebrating Juneteenth. The ...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
The Palm Beach Post· 3 days agoWhile relishing time away from work is to be enjoyed, it's important to appreciate the rich history...
VP Kamala Harris to deliver remarks ahead of Juneteenth celebration
WJXT Jacksonville· 4 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after...
Historian highlights Juneteenth’s ties to Colorado history that are often overlooked
Summit Daily News· 3 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, a promise to free all enslaved African...
Why do some Columbusites celebrate emancipation two months before Juneteenth?
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoGranger’s words were based on the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been put into effect by...
Here’s the biggest news you missed
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoToday, the holiday is an opportunity for education about America's history with slavery and reckoning with that legacy. What happened in the news today? Louisiana is the first state to require ...