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Celebrate Juneteenth's history at your local library
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn the tapestry of American history, Juneteenth shines as a light of resilience, marking the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. As...Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston ...
A Juneteenth history lesson, remembrance at Civil War soldier's grave site in Riverhead
Newsday· 2 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation, which liberated the enslaved in rebelling states, had gone into...
Belpre Historical Society hosts Juneteenth open house
The Marietta Times· 21 hours agoDisplays and stories from the Emancipation Proclamation Celebrations of the Ohio River Valley were...
Interview: Lyndsay Burch and Elizabeth Baidoo on the First Annual JUNETEENTH ART WALK
Broadway World· 9 hours agoIt commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and the June 19, 1865 enforcement of the ...
Letter: Susie King Taylor's history is worth understanding this Juneteenth
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTaylor, a freedom seeker who succeeded in her escape from slavery. Come Juneteenth (June 19), the...
Atlanta History Center highlighting Hank Aaron with Juneteenth exhibit
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLa’Neice Littleton with the Atlanta History Center said. Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19, which...
Juneteenth holiday celebrated in many places and in many ways
News 12 Augusta· 17 hours agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out they had been freed...
When is Juneteenth? Do California state workers get a day off? Here’s what the law says
The Sacramento Bee· 7 hours agoGov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed June 15 as Juneteenth National Freedom Day.
Fayetteville celebrates Juneteenth with annual festival downtown
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth is a celebration of freedom on June 19, marking the day enslaved people in Texas learned...
Essay winners: Juneteenth lets us remember nation's past while striving for better future
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJust a few months prior, Abraham Lincoln had announced the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing those...
