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The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoJuneteenth celebrates freedom. It marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Union troops informed...
The Good Side: Juneteenth Mural Project
WKYT Lexington· 10 minutes agoThe Absolute Equality Juneteenth Mural Project recently added a new mural in Washington, DC
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 5 hours agoOn June 19, 1865, Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, proclaiming that enslaved African Americans were...
20 books by Black authors you should read this Juneteenth
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoEven though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, not all enslaved people were...
32 Juneteenth Quotes and Captions to Honor the Day
LOVE to KNOW via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth started as a way to commemorate the emancipation of those enslaved in the United States starting in 1865 - despite the Emancipation ...
Juneteenth celebration highlights Black chefs, restaurants nationwide
CBS News· 3 hours agoFood is a significant part of the Juneteenth celebration, a federal holiday that commemorates the...
Observing Juneteenth with the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
WLRN Miami· 13 hours agoFor Juneteenth on Morning Edition, professor Nathan Connolly reflects on the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff voice the document in its entirety.
Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. commemorate the abolition of slavery
News Channel 5 Cleveland· 39 minutes agoThe U.S. is marking the national holiday of Juneteenth on Wednesday, which commemorates the abolition of slavery in the country. In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation ...
Kansas celebrates Juneteenth, and ongoing fight for equality, for first time as state holiday
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 48 minutes agoTOPEKA — Anthony Lewis says Juneteenth is a time to reflect on progress made in the fight for civil...