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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 4 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...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via AOL· 4 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· 5 days agoMany Americans have celebrated it annually for more than a century, even though the holiday was not...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated?
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 5 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 6 days agoAlthough the holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” has long been celebrated in the Black American community, the...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national ...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn June 2021, an overwhelming majority in the House of Representatives, with a vote tally of 415 to...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
Today· 5 days agoOn that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000...
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday visits New Jersey
Scottsbluff Star-Herald· 5 days agoDr. Opal Lee, 97, was instrumental in getting Juneteenth declared a national holiday in 2021.
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 6 days agoJuneteenth National Independence Day was launched to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.—but...