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Why I Celebrate Juneteenth - And Response (2)
The Chattanoogan· 3 days agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation ...
Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
NPR· 5 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 ...
Why I Celebrate Juneteenth - And Response
The Chattanoogan· 3 days agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation ...
Why Is the Juneteenth Flag Blue and Red? A Guide to Understanding the Juneteenth Flag
Parade via AOL· 3 days agoThis year, Juneteenth will have been celebrated for 158 years. It was first celebrated in Texas on...
Mother Discovers Son's Murder As She Walks Home From The Grocery Store, Sleeping Mom of Six Killed...
The Root· 1 day ago“Juneteenth” marks the second American Independence Day. President Lincoln’s Emancipation ...
Black history is American history. Juneteenth memorializes African American triumphs
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCraig previously served two terms in the Ohio House and seven years on Columbus City Council. On...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis took place two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, according to ...
A Juneteenth history lesson, remembrance at Civil War soldier's grave site in Riverhead
Newsday· 7 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation, which liberated the enslaved in rebelling states, had gone into...
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...
Oakland celebrates Juneteenth amid attacks on education about Black history
Courthouse News Service· 3 days agoThe Oakland Museum of California hosted a party Wednesday, including live musicians and cooks, in...