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Juneteenth 2024: Nine ways to celebrate around Chicagoland
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 1 day agoCHICAGO — A military honors ceremony and the raising of the Juneteenth flag on Friday kicked off a...
22 Ida B. Wells Quotes About Injustice, Truth and Virtue
Parade via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoBorn into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862 (just before the Emancipation Proclamation),...
Revelers reflect on freedom, friendship at Juneteenth celebration in Franklin Park - The Boston...
The Boston Globe· 6 hours agoPrior to the arrival of the Union troops on that day, the US military presence in Texas was too weak...
Essay winners: Juneteenth lets us remember nation's past while striving for better future
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoJust a few months prior, Abraham Lincoln had announced the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing those...
2024 Juneteenth celebrations in the Charlotte area
WSOC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery -- June 19 was the day that the last slaves in the U.S. were made aware of their...
Largest Black Community Gathering In San Diego County: Cooper Family Foundation Juneteenth Art &...
KPBS San Diego· 2 days agoOn Sept. 22, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, abolishing slavery in the...
Orlando community learns, celebrates Juneteenth traditions
WKMG ClickOrlando· 1 hour agoJune 19, 1865 marked the day Union soldiers in Galveston, Texas told the last enslaved African...
Jennings parade, Ferguson children’s event mark Juneteenth
KTVI via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, a day on which enslaved African Americans learned of their...
Wichitans share the significance of Juneteenth
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Juneteenth is known as a day of freedom. It signifies the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery more...
Juneteeth Oregon celebrates ‘freedom for all’
KOIN via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoLive music was featured at the Juneteenth Oregon festival in Portland, June 15, 2024 (KOIN) When President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...