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What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 5 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 agoJuneteenth, the country's youngest federal holiday, arrives next week. The day commemorates the day...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoAlthough the Emancipation Proclamation was signed two years earlier, it applied only to areas under...
Essay winners: Juneteenth lets us remember nation's past while striving for better future
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoJust a few months prior, Abraham Lincoln had announced the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing those...
Juneteenth: 5 events on the South Shore. Music, food, history and games
Gannett via AOL· 5 hours agoGen. Gordon Granger informed people in Galveston, Texas, that President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier had freed enslaved ...
Largest Black Community Gathering In San Diego County: Cooper Family Foundation Juneteenth Art &...
KPBS San Diego· 12 hours agoOn Sept. 22, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, abolishing slavery in the...
This Is Why Juneteenth Is Celebrated With Red Foods
Delish via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoHistory buffs likely know that the Emancipation Proclamation became official on January 1, 1863. But news of the Civil War ending and the enslaved...
Here are 8 ways to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday in Springfield
Gannett via AOL· 11 hours agoJuneteenth is Wednesday, June 19. The national holiday honors the day all enslaved people learned of...
19 Juneteenth Trivia Questions To Test What You Know About This Important Piece of History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoJuneteenth is around the corner and this Juneteenth trivia is a great way to celebrate. This day is...
8 days of Juneteenth celebrations to kick off Saturday in Akron
Gannett via AOL· 3 hours agoJuneteenth, officially celebrated June 19, remembers the day when the last enslaved person in the...