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Juneteenth Independence Day: What will be open and closed in and around Springfield
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTransportation Sangamon Mass Transit District buses will run regular routes on Juneteenth. Tourist sites Tourist sites, including the Abraham Lincoln ...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 2 days agoWhat is Juneteenth? On 19 June 1865 - months after the northern US states defeated the slave-owning ...Texas, were finally told they were free. That act...
Festivals, concerts, workshops and more: How the tri-state is celebrating Juneteenth
NBC New York· 4 days agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
New York Daily News· 3 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in...
What's open and what's closed in NYC on Juneteenth?
CBS News· 2 days agoJuneteenth, which means there will be closures around New York City. What is the meaning of Juneteenth? Juneteenth is observed to mark ...
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 2 days agoOn Wednesday, Americans celebrate June 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day. It’s an...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 3 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
The Arizona Republic· 2 days agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln</ ...
Black leaders reflect on Juneteenth nearly 160 years after Galveston enslaved were freed
The Hill· 2 days ago“Juneteenth is a time to come together to celebrate freedom, liberty and the resilience that has...