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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDay was set to honor the late civil rights leader's birthday in 1983. Juneteenth became a legal...
History behind Juneteenth, how and why it became a federal holiday
KOAA5· 6 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and stems from an event in
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
Letter to the editor: Juneteenth brings mixed emotions
Gannett via AOL· 5 hours agoAs I sit here 25 minutes before our newest federal holiday, I’m filled with mixed emotions: Proud of the progress we’ve made; and shameful of the ...
Today is Juneteenth. What to know about what will be closed and why we celebrate
The Indianapolis Star· 6 days agoToday is Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the
VOX POP: Juneteenth - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting· 6 days agoWednesday was the federal holiday Juneteenth, which celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people ...
This Juneteenth, it’s time for Biden to honor the federal holiday he created by ending forced labor
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAlthough the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution formally abolished ...labor in discriminatory...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 6 days agoThe growth of Juneteenth as a paid day off for private companies has severely slowed three years after it became a federal holiday, according to a survey ...
Juneteenth 2024: What the Holiday Represents and How to Celebrate
Entertainment Tonight· 7 days agoJuneteenth -- named for and celebrated on June 19 -- commemorates the true ending of slavery in the ...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024 | CNN Business
CNN.com· 6 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal...