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Opinion | End Legal Slavery in the United States
New York Times· 5 days agoToday we celebrate Juneteenth, the day when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the farthest outpost in America. Many people do not realize...
The first Juneteenth Jubilee Breakfast celebrates freedom and diversity
KIMT Mason City· 4 days agoROCHESTER, Minn.-On June 19th, 1865, Union Troops freed Black Americans from slavery two and a half...
How Juneteenth was commemorated across the QCA
OurQuadCities· 4 days agoJuneteenth recognizes the true emancipation of all remaining enslaved people on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation...
Spokane Juneteenth celebration draws crowds to honor holiday history | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 4 days agoThe holiday was first celebrated in Galveston, Texas, where, on June 19, 1865, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation ...
Closures on Juneteenth across Southwest Florida
WINK TV Southwest Florida· 5 days agoJuneteenth, observed on June 19th each year since 2021, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and celebrates African American freedom and...
Citywide Juneteenth Jubilee celebrates 159 years since emancipation
WRBL Columbus via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMIDLAND, Ga. (WRBL)— As the nation pauses to celebrate the 159th Jubilee Juneteenth, Muscogee and...
Another year without SC Juneteenth recognition, where Confederate Memorial Day is celebrated
The Post and Courier· 2 days agoOn the U.S. Naval Hospital grounds adjoining the old Fort Frederick stands a grand live oak. Under...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThat was two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, during the Civil War....
Juneteenth: Black Congress members from Ohio discuss progress and problems since holiday’s...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 5 days agoIt took more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation for...
Sen. Tim Scott and Dr. Ben Carson host Juneteenth commemoration
KGNS Laredo TX· 5 days agoWASHINGTON (Gray DC) -[ANCHOR] Juneteenth is a holiday marking the end of slavery in America. To...