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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 5 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...
Is the post office closed on Juneteenth? Here's what's open on Wednesday.
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.· 7 days agoCities across the nation will celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day this week, which gained...
This Juneteenth, it’s time for Biden to honor the federal holiday he created by ending forced labor
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAlthough the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution formally abolished U.S. slavery, it includes a...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe zigzag-shaped outline burst around the star represents the new horizon and a new promise for...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
Will mail run today? Is post office open on Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)?
Birmingham News· 5 days agoJuneteenth – a celebration of one of the final acts of emancipation for slaves in the U.S. – is the...
'He certainly isn't subtle': Dems slam Trump on Juneteenth for belittling Black cities
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPresident Biden and Vice President Harris marked the Juneteenth holiday with events and a powerful ...
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Augusta-area residents need to know
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoPresident Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. Journal & Courier contributed to this...
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday visits New Jersey
News 12· 5 days agoIt’s been three years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday. It commemorates the day enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas learned about their freedom. Ahead of the celebration ...
Donald Trump campaign's Juneteenth message compared to Joe Biden's
Newsweek· 5 days agoThe campaigns of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump shared messages commemorating...