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Decatur celebrates Juneteenth with parade, activities — and cowboys
Herald & Review· 18 hours ago“We wanted to make it different,” said Hood, CEO of the Decatur-based African American Cultural and...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 day agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...
Juneteenth celebrations in the Sacramento region this weekend
CBS News· 1 day agoHere's a look at some of the Juneteenth celebrations happening in the greater Sacramento area this...
LIST: East Texas Juneteenth celebrations 2024
KETK Tyler via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTYLER, Texas (KETK) – Next Wednesday is June 19, also known as Juneteenth, a day that commemorates Black people being freed from slavery after the Civil...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 1 day agoWhile President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier,...
Juneteenth celebrated in Las Vegas: ‘This is an American holiday’
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 16 hours agoThis was nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect. In anticipation of...
Juneteenth: Where to celebrate in the Historic Triangle
Daily Press· 1 day agoThe holiday commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned...
Reminisce on the history and the joy of Omahans celebrating Juneteenth
Omaha World-Herald· 7 hours agoLet’s reminisce on Juneteenth, African Americans celebrating their freedom and Omahans enjoying the...
Juneteenth 2024: Your guide to celebrations in DC, Maryland and Virginia - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 1 day agoThis news came two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation,...
Why do some Columbusites celebrate emancipation two months before Juneteenth?
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoGranger’s words were based on the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been put into effect by...