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Opinion | End Legal Slavery in the United States
New York Times· 4 days agoMany people do not realize that Emancipation did not legally end slavery in the United States, however. The ...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the< ...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
UPI· 4 days agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
ETSU hosts Juneteenth celebration with help from the Langston Centre
WJHL Tri-Cities via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — East Tennessee State University (ETSU) held a Juneteenth celebration on...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe monument, which honors the people who endured and survived slavery, is the centerpiece of the
Why We Celebrate Juneteenth
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoJuneteenth marks a joyous moment in American history — the final emancipation of enslaved African Americans. This day, recognized every year on June 19,...
American slavery wasn’t just a white man’s business − new research shows how white women profited,...
The Patriot-News· 4 days agoAs the United States continues to confront the realities and legacy of slavery, Americans continue...
Inland Northwest lawmakers observe Juneteenth | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 4 days agoWashington Governor Jay Inslee (D) offered a reflection on the meaning of the holiday after visiting...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe holiday’s roots trace back to June 19, 1865, when U...earlier. A military decree, the...