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Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoEliza Anderson, Deseret News On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln, became effective. The purpose...
I'll Always Wear My Hoodies
Level Man via Yahoo News· 12 hours ago(She’d earlier shaded her zebra-skin skirt by making a reference to The Lion King.) “Didn’t the Emancipation Proclamation free us from headrags,” she had...
VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 6 days agoEditor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt was first celebrated in Texas on June 19th, 1866 to commemorate the end of slavery and enslaved...
Middletown Art Center recognizes Juneteenth with annual celebration
The Lake County Record-Bee· 4 days agoThe army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Texans were free two-and-a-half years after...
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
Scripps News via AOL· 6 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed slaves, but it did not immediately end slavery in places...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIts origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S....
Observing Juneteenth with the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
WLRN Miami· 6 days agoFor Juneteenth on Morning Edition, professor Nathan Connolly reflects on the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff voice the document in its entirety.
Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
NPR· 7 days agoJune 19th commemorates the fall of slavery in Galveston in 1865 — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation ordered the liberation of Black people held ...
How Juneteenth was commemorated across the QCA
OurQuadCities· 5 days agoJuneteenth recognizes the true emancipation of all remaining enslaved people on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation...
