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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Radio· 7 days agoJune 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day, is an American holiday celebrating the...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 3 days agoMany Americans have celebrated it annually for more than a century, even though the holiday was not...
Juneteenth a celebration for all | Sampson Independent
Sampson Independent· 2 hours agoOn Wednesday, in downtown Clinton at the City Market, Juneteenth was commemorated by a diverse...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 5 days agoAlthough the holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” has long been celebrated in the Black American community, the...
Decades before Juneteenth became a holiday, Fort Worth had rich history of celebrations
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoOne of the earliest Fort Worth Juneteenth celebrations took place in 1882 with “music and dancing,...
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday visits New Jersey
The Daily Progress· 3 days agoDr. Opal Lee, 97, was instrumental in getting Juneteenth declared a national holiday in 2021.
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 4 days agoJuneteenth is the newest federal holiday and the first one established since Martin Luther King Jr....
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national ...