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Imagining liberation, expanding ideas of freedom on Juneteenth
Hartford Courant· 5 days agoSince that first anniversary when enslaved Black people finally received news of the Emancipation ...
Our View: A celebration of freedom -- for all
The Sun Chronicle· 5 days 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& ...
Opinion | End Legal Slavery in the United States
New York Times· 4 days agoToday we celebrate Juneteenth, the day when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the farthest outpost in America. Many people do not realize...
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
Scripps News via AOL· 4 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed slaves, but it did not immediately end slavery in places...
Florida is behind the country in recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday
WINK TV Southwest Florida· 3 days agoAlthough the Emancipation Proclamation came 2½½ years earlier on January 1, 1863, many enslavers...
Commemorating Juneteenth around Greater New Orleans and virtually
WGNO via Yahoo News· 4 days agoEfforts to free enslaved African Americans began on Jan. 1, 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed on Wednesday? UPS, FedEx, banks, mail delivery, stock...
NJ.com· 4 days agoJuneteenth 2024 is on Wednesday, June 19. It celebrates the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people...
David Oyelowo on playing justice seekers, peacekeepers and men on a mission
NPR· 4 days agoI'm Tonya Mosley. Today marks Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when slavery ended in Texas, 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect.
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhat does that Mean? Let’s get to it. In 1865, enslaved Americans were freed. President Lincoln’s ...
Winona Celebrates Juneteenth
WKBT La Crosse· 3 days agoWINONA, Minn (WKBT)-- Juneteenth is a day commemorating when slaves in Galveston, Texas were freed after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. It has ...
