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For Juneteenth, visit these sites to learn about Black history in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoYet it is helpful to reflect on that history more directly as we reflect upon the meaning of...
Juneteenth: What it is and how to celebrate it
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the federal army arrived in Galveston, Texas. They assumed control of Texas to enforce...
Celebrate Juneteenth with these 8 events in Bucks County area
Gannett via AOL· 5 hours agoThe news that the Civil War had ended and the enslaved were now free came more than two years after...
Looking to celebrate Juneteenth? Here's a list of events happening across Texas
Gannett via AOL· 5 hours agoThis event occurred two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Juneteenth was officially declared a federal holiday on June 17 ...
Get ready to celebrate Juneteenth with these 2024 events in Washtenaw County
MLive.com· 3 hours agoGen. Gordon Granger announced emancipation to Texas slaves, two and a half years after President...
Events throughout the week mark Juneteenth 2024 in the Quad-Cities
Quad-City Times· 9 hours agoThe announcement finally put into full effect the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham...
Celebrate America’s second Independence Day in Hampton Roads with these Juneteenth events
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoOn July 4, 1776, colonists declared independence from Great Britain — but not all were free. The...
Kentucky’s role in slaves’ emancipation: ‘Camp Nelson is our Canada’
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoLinda Blackford: On Juneteenth, remember where Black Kentuckians issued their own Emancipation ...
Parade, musical performances and more. What to expect for Wichita’s Juneteenth celebration
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoIn June 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law,...
Triad Juneteenth events include Bailey Park celebration on Saturday, The Wailers in Greensboro on...
Winston-Salem Journal· 10 hours agoA newly minted federal holiday, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States,...
