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What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoAs of 2021, Juneteenth is officially celebrated nationally on June the 19th. However, this day of...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which effectively...
Largest Black Community Gathering In San Diego County: Cooper Family Foundation Juneteenth Art &...
KPBS San Diego· 17 hours agoOn Sept. 22, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, abolishing slavery in the...
LIST: East Texas Juneteenth celebrations 2024
KETK Tyler via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoTYLER, Texas (KETK) – Next Wednesday is June 19, also known as Juneteenth, a day that commemorates Black people being freed from slavery after the Civil...
Juneteenth: 5 events on the South Shore. Music, food, history and games
Gannett via AOL· 10 hours agoJuneteenth marks the day on June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger informed people in Galveston, Texas, that President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation ...
Waterfront Park pays $5,000 to replace bronze hat stolen from Abraham Lincoln statue
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 3 days agoThe statue of Abraham Lincoln at Waterfront Park in Louisville has been restored to its original...
Trump says he can't be racist because he has 'many Black friends'
NBC News via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoDuring the 2020 presidential race when he was in the White House, Trump said he had done more for...
Essay winners: Juneteenth lets us remember nation's past while striving for better future
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoJust a few months prior, Abraham Lincoln had announced the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing those...
Lexington Democrat will attempt to make Juneteenth a state holiday (again)
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoKentucky Rep. George Brown, D-Lexington, says he will file legislation in 2025 to try and establish...
'Manhunt' star: Lincoln's assassination is still a call to protect democracy
Los Angeles Times· 15 hours agoIt was Stanton, one of Lincoln’s former rivals, who led the charge to track down Booth (played in...