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Fulton County residents commemorate Juneteenth with Atlanta rapper T.I.
Atlanta News First· 58 minutes ago“It means honoring Black history as American history,” said Gerald Griggs, president, Georgia NAACP....
Was Glendale a 'central station' on Underground Railroad? Village split on possible ties
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoGlendale is marked on one of Siebert's maps, and that's probably because of John Van Zandt, a...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhile President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier,...
Jackson council voted to remove the Andrew Jackson statue in 2020. Why is it still standing?
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoYet it still stands. The seventh president is a controversial figure in United States history. The...
Warren gathers for Juneteenth festival
Tribune Chronicle· 6 minutes agoStaff photo / Daniel Newman The True Diversity dance team of Warren entertains the crowd at the annual Juneteenth festival at Quinby Park in Warren on...
A guide to explaining Juneteenth to your kids
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoThe holiday is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” and in 2021, President Joe Biden signed the bill that made Juneteenth a federal...
Celebrate Juneteenth in metro Detroit with these events and activities
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThis occurred months after the Confederacy's surrender. The day was officially designated as a...
Biden Hosting Early Juneteenth Celebration Concert on White House Lawn
US News & World Report· 6 days agoPresident Joe Biden will celebrate the Juneteenth holiday early with a Monday concert on the White House South Lawn with singers including Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle.
'Black Fourth of July': Boynton celebrates Juneteenth
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last African-American slaves were notified, in...
On This Day, June 15: Great Smoky Mountains National Park established
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPhoto courtesy of the U.S. Army In 1877, Henry Ossian Flipper, born a slave in Thomasville, Ga.,...
