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Juneteenth is a celebration for all - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 4 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, freeing the slaves. It took ...
Why I Celebrate Juneteenth
The Chattanoogan· 3 days agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary Emancipation< ...
ByGone Muncie: The memorable Emancipation Day celebration of 1898
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn the late 19th century, some Black communities in the North memorialized Emancipation on January...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WHAS TV11 Louisville· 4 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after...
Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoEliza Anderson, Deseret News On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln< ...
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB Radio· 4 days agoIt’s an American holiday celebrating the date when the last slaves in the United States were freed...
Juneteenth Independence Day: What will be open and closed in and around Springfield
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 6 days agoProclamation reached enslaved people via federal troops in Galveston Bay, Texas, in 1865. Texas was the western-most Confederate state. Although President Abraham ...
Juneteenth: Historian sheds light on emancipation in Florida
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 days ago"You can begin when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and it went into effect on...
Juneteenth is a holiday about our nation's unfinished work
San Antonio Express-News· 4 days agoIt is a celebration of emancipation, yet for its beneficiaries in Texas, the news of that liberation...
Donald Trump campaign's Juneteenth message compared to Joe Biden's
Newsweek· 3 days agoAlthough Juneteenth has been an official state holiday in Texas since 1980, it has been a federal...
