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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned it down
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoTheir announcement came more than two years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation...
Gainesville celebrates Juneteenth
The Gainesville Sun· 3 hours agoThe city of Gainesville celebrated with Journey to Juneteenth: The Jubilee downtown
EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 18 hours agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...
Opinion | In 1858, Lincoln made a mistake. President Biden, don’t make the same one.
Washington Post· 12 hours agoCan he turn the election into a referendum on democracy — and win? The answer might depend on...
Smith: Juneteenth must remind us of our shared humanity
Birmingham News· 4 hours agoAs we celebrate Juneteenth, we seem to have forgotten the consequences of dehumanizing our fellow...
VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 12 hours agoEditor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...
Understanding history of Juneteenth; federal holiday since 2021
WITI via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoIt's American history," said Tommie Boudreaux, who is with the Galveston Historical Foundation....
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 7 hours 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...
Celebrating Juneteenth: Here is a list of events happening around our area
WJAX via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoJuneteenth marks 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed. It...
Donald Trump campaign's Juneteenth message compared to Joe Biden's
Newsweek· 4 hours agoAlthough Juneteenth has been an official state holiday in Texas since 1980, it has been a federal...