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Our View: A celebration of freedom -- for all
The Sun Chronicle· 16 hours agoOn the night of Jan. 1, 1863, enslaved and free Blacks gathered in churches and private homes across the country awaiting news that the Emancipation Proclamation& ...
Robert Hartwell on ‘Plantation-Style’ Home Renovation That Honors Ancestors: ‘I Deserve to Be Here’...
People via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoMassachusetts moved to abolish slavery in 1783, but the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in...
ByGone Muncie: The memorable Emancipation Day celebration of 1898
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth is one of the nation’s oldest holidays, despite only being named a federal one in 2021....
Q&A: Retired Army colonel Dwayne Wagner talks about his Juneteenth poem for Military Review
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoIt was designated a federal holiday in 2021. "Within the military, if you had anybody from Texas in...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Stamford Advocate· 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...
Juneteenth 2024: Who is working? What is open?
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 5 hours ago“The historical legacy of Juneteenth shows the value of never giving up hope in uncertain times,” the museum wrote. President Abraham Lincoln’s ...
Are schools closed on Juneteenth? Here's what to know
WFLX FOX 29· 5 hours agoIn Palm Beach County, it varies. June 19 marks Juneteenth, which has been a federal holiday since...
Our Fourth of July: Celebrating Emancipation in the Salt City
The Post-Standard· 30 minutes agoThe City of Syracuse hosted its 36th annual Juneteenth Celebration in Clinton Square on June 15th. While references to this joyful day seem ubiquitous these days, for many, President Biden’s ...
Juneteenth is Wednesday. Here’s what will be opened and closed in Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 8 hours agoWednesday is Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when the last...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth has significance as formal holiday
The Times and Democrat· 10 hours agoNews of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation did not reach slaves in Texas for 2-1/2 years when Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger marched into Galveston on June ...
