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Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoGen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, informing the people that all slaves were...two months after Confederate Gen. Robert...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoSome masters already knew that the war was over before Granger arrived and still tried to hold on to them. ...blind spot that many Americans carry for...
Honoring a Black Catholic Civil War hero on Juneteenth
Catholic News Agency· 10 hours agoCatholics should honor Capt. André Cailloux’s bold sacrifice, which his contemporaries believed decisively changed the outcome of the Civil War.
Mark Juneteenth by remembering the Black women who went above and beyond for the Union
Berkshire Eagle· 9 hours agoJuneteenth was selected to commemorate the true end of slavery because on that day the slaves in...
The Only Black Woman to Serve in the U.S. Army in WWI
Time via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoMesselin was one of these women, and one of their leaders. The child of...the United Brotherhood of...
OTHERS SAY: Still work to do | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 10 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the arrival of Union Army Major Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas,...
The Origins of Juneteenth and Why It Falls on June 19th
Time via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOn June 19th, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued and two...
Black history is American history. Juneteenth memorializes African American triumphs
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoWilliams was a Civil War veteran and an ordained minister whose dedication to civil justice and...
What stores are closed on Juneteenth?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe day itself is now widely viewed to celebrate the end of slavery...country and not only in Texas. At the time, in his order,Union Army Maj Gen Gordon...
