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Observing Juneteenth with the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
WLRN Miami· 3 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.
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
AOL· 3 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed slaves, but it did not immediately end slavery in places...
Black music celebrated at annual Juneteenth breakfast in Gainesville
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFlorida’s Emancipation Day recognizes when Union Brig. Gen. Edward M. McCook formally announced...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIts origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S....
Juneteenth celebrations held across West Michigan
WOOD via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Celebrations are happening across West Michigan as the community honors Juneteenth. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued...
Journey to Juneteenth: Tallahassee family continues Florida’s Emancipation Day traditions
WCTV Tallahassee· 2 days agoIn Florida, Emancipation Day is traditionally celebrated on May 20. On that day in 1865, the ...
MLK Commemorative Commission hosting Knoxville Juneteenth parade
WVLT-TV Knoxville· 2 days agoMLK Commemorative Commission has invited the Knoxville community to Chilhowee Park for a parade to...
Coshocton's Juneteenth celebration called 'beautiful testament to the power of community'
Gannett via AOL· 10 hours agoJuneteenth is a state and national holiday commemorating the day the last enslaved people received...
Opinion | End Legal Slavery in the United States
New York Times· 3 days agoToday we celebrate Juneteenth, the day when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the farthest outpost in America. Many people do not realize...
Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
NPR· 4 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 ...