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On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 4 days agoWASHINGTON — (AP) — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when ...
Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 6 days agoIn a quiet corner of a library at Mississippi State University, you’ll find a slim red volume that tells the story ...
What's open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
KSL Salt Lake City· 4 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United< ...
'I think the struggle to overturn that system was worth it'; Juneteenth honors freedom, continued...
ABC17 NEWS· 4 days agoJuneteenth has only been a federal holiday since 2021, following a decades-long movement to recognize the end of slavery< ...
...': Missouri GOP Candidate Tells Black Americans to Leave the U.S. If They Don't Like the Country,...
Atlanta Black Star· 3 days agoA Republican candidate in the state of Missouri posted a video on her social media pages belittling the< ...
‘Bamboo Man and Drinking Gourd’ will commemorate Juneteenth
Times Leader· 4 days agoWhen Shavertown United Methodist Church opens its doors for “The Bamboo Man and the Drinking Gourd,”...
This Juneteenth, it’s time for Biden to honor the federal holiday he created by ending forced labor
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDespite the abolishment of convict leasing in 1941, states soon found other insidious tools to...
Juneteenth and the Life of the First Black American Catholic Priest
National Catholic Register· 4 days agoOn June 19, the United States commemorates the anniversary of the 1865 order that gave freedom ...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
Houston Chronicle· 4 days agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
Metro-east civil rights leaders discuss the importance of the Juneteenth holiday
Belleville News-Democrat· 4 days ago“It’s a holiday for every person who believes the peculiar institution of slavery was wrong and that...