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Beacon Hill marks Juneteenth with calls to protect education, pursue reparations
Boston Herald· 4 days agoThe holiday marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they were free...
Juneteenth events planned
The Elkhart Truth, Ind. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoELKHART — Wednesday marks a day of celebration and education with the arrival of Juneteenth, a “Second Independence Day” in America. The origins of Juneteenth date to June ...
The Beginner's Guide to Celebrating Juneteenth
US News & World Report· 5 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after President Abraham
Juneteenth Explained: What Is the Holiday, Why Was It Created and How Should It Be Celebrated?
Skanner· 5 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after President Abraham
Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 7 days agoIt took place in New Orleans in the summer of 1864 to celebrate the day of liberation for the enslaved people living in the 13 Louisiana parishes...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 5 days agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed —...
Juneteenth celebration in Wichita Falls brings community together
Times Record News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMaj. Gen. Gordon Granger announced the freeing of slaves and the enforcement of their emancipation...
Juneteenth honored in Coeur d’Alene
Coeur d'Alene Press· 4 days ago...ALENE — When Kitara Johnson-Jones arrived at the Human RightsEducation Institute in downtown Coeur d’Alene and saw the “Love Lives Here...commemorates...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 4 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
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USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoToday, the holiday is an opportunity for education about America's history with slavery and reckoning with that legacy. What happened in the news today? Louisiana is the..
