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Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoEliza Anderson, Deseret News On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln, became effective. The purpose...
A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via AOL· 20 minutes agoThe county commissioner...by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger landed on the shores of Texas and began...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 1 day agoJuneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free....
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth celebrates liberty
The Valdosta Daily Times· 23 hours agoJuneteenth is all about emancipation — freedom. For Black Americans, Juneteenth is as much about liberty as the Fourth of July. While the Emancipation Proclamation ...
TRIO Destination College students recognized at banquet
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 22 hours agoLake Land’s TRIO Destination College programs provide high school and junior high students with...
The Juneteenth flag is flying over Milwaukee right now. What is it, and what does it represent?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoFinally, many versions of the flags include the date "June 19, 1865," written in white text. This...
Q&A: Retired Army colonel Dwayne Wagner talks about his Juneteenth poem for Military Review
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoIt was designated a federal holiday in 2021. "Within the military, if you had anybody from Texas in...
Juneteenth in Memphis: 8 ways to celebrate the holiday, from concerts to festivals
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 7 days agoTONE’s ...
Decatur celebrates Juneteenth with parade, activities — and cowboys
Herald & Review· 3 days ago“We wanted to make it different,” said Hood, CEO of the Decatur-based African American Cultural and...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
CW39 NewsFix· 7 days agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country’s second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom....
