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ACPL’s Rolland Center for Lincoln Research holds Juneteenth celebrations
21Alive Fort Wayne· 5 days agoOn Wednesday, the Allen County Public Library’s (ACPL) Rolland Center for Lincoln Research held activities at the Main Library and Grabill branch celebrating Juneteenth. The ...
Why I Celebrate Juneteenth - And Response (2)
The Chattanoogan· 5 days agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary Emancipation< ...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
Sen. Tim Scott and Dr. Ben Carson host Juneteenth commemoration
KGNS Laredo TX· 6 days agoWASHINGTON (Gray DC) -[ANCHOR] Juneteenth is a holiday marking the end of slavery in America. To...
Rye celebrates Juneteenth with day of service at town’s African American Cemetery
News 12· 1 day agoThe town hosted a commemoration at the Rye African American Cemetery, featuring history lessons and words from the descendants of the many people interred there. Volunteers cleaned up the cemetery ...
Gov. Holcomb issues proclamation in celebration of Juneteenth
ABC57 South Bend· 5 days agoIndiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced on Wednesday that he has signed a proclamation officially declaring June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth in Indiana. The holiday celebrates ...
VP Kamala Harris to deliver remarks ahead of Juneteenth celebration
WJXT Jacksonville· 6 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after...
Galveston's only Juneteenth art gallery inspires next generation of changemakers
ABC13 Houston· 5 days agoOn the same corner where Juneteenth was born nearly 160 years ago, a movement is taking place to...
Historian highlights Juneteenth’s ties to Colorado history that are often overlooked
Summit Daily News· 5 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, a promise to free all enslaved African...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
The Arizona Republic· 5 days agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...