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How Juneteenth became a family holiday for us
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth isn’t just another “made-up holiday.” It marks an important (and sad) moment when all slaves were finally freed (at least on paper). Texas was...
Chicago Juneteenth events: Museums, festivals, food trucks and more | See list
ABC 7 Chicago· 16 minutes agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people of African descent in Galveston, Texas learned...
Opinion | On Juneteenth, Freedom Came With Strings Attached
New York Times· 18 hours agoTo start, there is some debate over whether most of the estimated 250,000 enslaved people in Texas...
Imagining liberation, expanding ideas of freedom on Juneteenth
Hartford Courant· 1 day agoSince that first anniversary when enslaved Black people finally received news of the Emancipation ...
Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery
Olean Times Herald· 9 hours agoAlthough the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect in 1863, it couldn’t be implemented until the Civil War ended and Confederate states surrendered...
The Deeper Meaning Behind the Juneteenth Flag
Good Housekeeping via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoCivil War—and two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday has been celebrated by African American...
The Juneteenth flag is flying over Milwaukee right now. What is it, and what does it represent?
Gannett via AOL· 11 hours agoThis was two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation....
Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
WLRN Miami· 22 hours agoAmericans will celebrate Juneteenth for the fourth year since it was recognized as a federal holiday...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 10 hours agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
KGTV San Diego· 4 hours agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America. Many people get the day off...
