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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
WAAY-TV Huntsville· 3 days agoOn June 19...Americans were free. This was more than two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Many African Americans have...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
NPR· 4 days agoJune 19th commemorates the fall of slavery in Galveston in 1865 — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation ordered the liberation of Black people held ...
Decades before Juneteenth became a holiday, Fort Worth had rich history of celebrations
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoOne of the earliest Fort Worth Juneteenth celebrations took place in 1882 with “music and dancing,...
A Juneteenth history lesson, remembrance at Civil War soldier's grave site in Riverhead
Newsday· 6 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation, which liberated the enslaved in rebelling states, had gone into...
Why Is the Juneteenth Flag Blue and Red? A Guide to Understanding the Juneteenth Flag
Parade via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThis year, Juneteenth will have been celebrated for 158 years. It was first celebrated in Texas on...
RTS: Juneteenth
The Bradford Era· 4 days agoThe National Museum of African American History and Culture explained the origin of the holiday. On that night, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and ...
Topeka organizers hope to pass down Juneteenth history to the next generation
WIBW Topeka· 3 days agoYears later that dream became a reality, where Juneteenth events from walks to festivals happen...
Sen. Tim Scott and Dr. Ben Carson host Juneteenth commemoration
KGNS Laredo TX· 4 days agoWASHINGTON (Gray DC) -[ANCHOR] Juneteenth is a holiday marking the end of slavery in America. To...
Reflecting on history of Juneteenth, celebrations in Southwest & Central Virginia
WDBJ 7 Roanoke· 3 days agoJune 19, also known as Juneteenth, is a day when freedom finally came in 1865 to enslaved African...
