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New US citizens sworn in ahead of Juneteenth holiday
Galveston County Daily News· 5 days agoNineteen new U.S. citizens, from 11 different countries, took their oaths of allegiance Monday at The Bryan Museum in Galveston.
Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. commemorate the abolition of slavery
Scripps News via AOL· 3 days agoThe U.S. is marking the national holiday of Juneteenth on Wednesday, which commemorates...slaves in...
The Deeper Meaning Behind the Juneteenth Flag
Good Housekeeping via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFirst celebrated in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, Juneteenth (also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Jubilee Day) celebrates the freedom of...
The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoS. The annual celebration commemorates Union Major General Gordon Granger’s arrival in Galveston, ...
Juneteenth 2024 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
New York Daily News· 4 days agoOn Juneteenth, New York City continues to offer a wide array of events to commemorate June 19, 1865...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday observed every June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S....
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Stamford Advocate· 4 days 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...
Tropical Storm Alberto Leaves Flooding in Texas, Mexico
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoService had been restored to around half Thursday afternoon. Parts of coastal Texas around the City...
Celebrating Juneteenth - NASA
NASA· 5 days agoIn the early 1800s, slavers periodically used Galveston Island as an outpost for operations. Most enslaved people were unaware of Lincoln’s executive...
