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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
WAAY-TV Huntsville· 3 days agoOn June 19...Americans were free. This was more than two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Many African Americans have...
Why Is the Juneteenth Flag Blue and Red? A Guide to Understanding the Juneteenth Flag
Parade via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThis year, Juneteenth will have been celebrated for 158 years. It was first celebrated in Texas on...
Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
NPR· 4 days agoJune 19th commemorates the fall of slavery in Galveston in 1865 — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation ordered the liberation of Black people held ...
Topeka organizers hope to pass down Juneteenth history to the next generation
WIBW Topeka· 2 days agoYears later that dream became a reality, where Juneteenth events from walks to festivals happen...
Oakland celebrates Juneteenth amid attacks on education about Black history
Courthouse News Service· 2 days agoThe Oakland Museum of California hosted a party Wednesday, including live musicians and cooks, in...
A Juneteenth history lesson, remembrance at Civil War soldier's grave site in Riverhead
Newsday· 6 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation, which liberated the enslaved in rebelling states, had gone into...
Juneteenth poet encourages celebration of the historic holiday and to spread positivity with words
FOX 10 Phoenix· 2 days agoPHOENIX - Today is Juneteenth, a celebration of a pivotal moment in American history. On June 19th,...
Black history is American history. Juneteenth memorializes African American triumphs
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCraig previously served two terms in the Ohio House and seven years on Columbus City Council. On...
Commemorating Juneteenth, community gathers downtown Springfield to highlight history
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA federally recognized holiday since 2021, the day marks the anniversary in 1865 when news of the ...
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
Scripps News via AOL· 3 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed slaves, but it did not immediately end slavery in places...
