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Juneteenth celebration in Sibley Park shares significance of the holiday
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 15 hours agoSlavery in the United States ended with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but not every slave...
15 shot after a ‘sideshow’ took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police say
WRIC 8 News Richmond· 11 hours agoOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Fifteen people were shot after an illegal “sideshow” took over a peaceful...
How Juneteenth was commemorated across the QCA
OurQuadCities· 1 day agoJuneteenth recognizes the true emancipation of all remaining enslaved people on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation...
15 shot after a 'sideshow' took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police say
San Francisco Chronicle· 11 hours agoFifteen people were shot after an illegal "sideshow” took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in...
Journey to Juneteenth: Tallahassee family continues Florida’s Emancipation Day traditions
WCTV Tallahassee· 2 days agoIn Florida, Emancipation Day is traditionally celebrated on May 20. On that day in 1865, the ...
Middletown Art Center recognizes Juneteenth with annual celebration
The Lake County Record-Bee· 20 hours agoThe army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Texans were free two-and-a-half years after...
Observing Juneteenth with the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
WLRN Miami· 2 days 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.
‘We are the stories that we tell ourselves’: Embrace Boston hosts Pulitzer Prize winner for festival...
The Boston Globe· 10 hours agoJuneteenth, the newest federal holiday celebrated on June 19, marks the day Union soldiers arrived...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhat does that Mean? Let’s get to it. In 1865, enslaved Americans were freed. President Lincoln’s ...
How Juneteenth was commemorated across the QCA
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth recognizes the true emancipation of all remaining enslaved people on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation...