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Celebrating Juneteenth
The Weatherford Democrat· 6 days agoIn 2021, President Joseph Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which established an official holiday to commemorate the< ...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
ABC12 Mid-Michigan· 5 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the< ...
Juneteenth: What is it; what to know about the holiday that celebrates slavery’s end
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 7 days agoFor more than 150 years, June 19 has been a day to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States...
Who is Trump's new mega-donor, Timothy Mellon?
BBC via AOL· 1 day agoIn 2010, Mr Mellon donated about $1.5m to the state of Arizona to defray the legal costs to defend SB 1070, a controversial ...
Slavery and Empire Still Mark the British Countryside
Time via AOL· 7 days agothe 19th century. Britain’s industrialists imported raw cotton picked by enslaved people in the...
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
Slavery and Empire Still Mark the British Countryside
Time Magazine· 7 days agoIn May 2024, the British Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch claimed that...
Juneteenth: Biddy Mason Memorial Park
KTLA-TV Los Angeles· 5 days agoJune 19 is Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day. It is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated ...
Why Juneteenth didn’t actually end slavery in Texas
Washington Post· 5 days agoThe earnest inquiry from the man, who had been forced to labor without pay, came more...federal soldiers to deliver the belated news ...
How the Utah Legislature wants to push back against the Biden administration in a special session
The Salt Lake Tribune· 5 days agoOn Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States ...
