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20 books by Black authors you should read this Juneteenth
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoEven though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, not all enslaved people were...
I'll Always Wear My Hoodies
Level Man via Yahoo News· 14 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...
Opinion: Juneteenth
Idaho State Journal· 3 days agoOn “Juneteenth,” I heard the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, read over the radio, and it was inspiring to hear the words of the document...
Rye celebrates Juneteenth with day of service at town’s African American Cemetery
KLAX-TV· 1 day agoJuneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5...
Juneteenth Celebrations through Capital Region
WAFB Baton Rouge· 5 days agoPeople all over the Capital Region are coming together to celebrate Juneteenth. It marks the day the last group of enslaved people learned of their...
Flavors of resilience, victory, and unity - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 5 hours agoJuneteenth is a holiday that commemorates the effective end of slavery in the U.S. In 1863 the ...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth celebrates liberty
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 19—Juneteenth is all about emancipation — freedom. For Black Americans, Juneteenth is as much about liberty as the Fourth of July. While the Emancipation Proclamation ...
Opinion | End Legal Slavery in the United States
New York Times· 6 days agoToday we celebrate Juneteenth, the day when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the farthest outpost in America. Many people do not realize...
Journey to Juneteenth: Tallahassee family continues Florida’s Emancipation Day traditions
WCTV Tallahassee· 5 days agoIn Florida, Emancipation Day is traditionally celebrated on May 20. On that day in 1865, the ...
The first Juneteenth Jubilee Breakfast celebrates freedom and diversity
KIMT Mason City· 5 days agoROCHESTER, Minn.-On June 19th, 1865, Union Troops freed Black Americans from slavery two and a half...
