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Another year without SC Juneteenth recognition, where Confederate Memorial Day is celebrated
The Post and Courier· 3 days agoOn the U.S. Naval Hospital grounds adjoining the old Fort Frederick stands a grand live oak. Under...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed on Wednesday? UPS, FedEx, banks, mail delivery, stock...
NJ.com· 7 days agoJuneteenth 2024 is on Wednesday, June 19. It celebrates the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people...
Rye celebrates Juneteenth with day of service at town’s African American Cemetery
KLAX-TV· 2 days agoJuneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5...
Special Edition: Chicago celebrates Juneteenth
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoToday is Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas found out they had been freed — two years after theEmancipation ...
Governor Shapiro joins Juneteenth Jubilee celebration
WHTM via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Festivities are wrapping up on City Island for Harrisburg’s Juneteenth...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 6 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized...
LET FREEDOM RING: Locals reflect on meaning of Juneteenth as celebrations for the holiday continue
Twin States News· 6 days agoJune 19, 1865 is the day when over 250-thousand African Americans, still enslaved after the ...
Florence leader talks importance of Juneteenth
WBTW Myrtle Beach via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, is being celebrated across the Pee Dee region, including...
Buffalo Sabres celebrate Juneteenth | Buffalo Sabres
NHL· 6 days agoThe Buffalo Sabres are proud to recognize and celebrate Juneteenth. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThat was two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, during the Civil War....