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The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
The Palm Beach Post· 6 days agoWhile relishing time away from work is to be enjoyed, it's important to appreciate the rich history...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
Middletown Art Center recognizes Juneteenth with annual celebration
The Lake County Record-Bee· 5 days agoThe army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Texans were free two-and-a-half years after ...
Rye celebrates Juneteenth with day of service at town’s African American Cemetery
KLAX-TV· 2 days agoJuneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt was first celebrated in Texas on June 19th, 1866 to commemorate the end of slavery and enslaved...
Channel 2 Action News gets a tour of museum at the place where Juneteenth started
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAt Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas, Wednesday is their big day. The historic building is now filled...
Juneteenth celebrations
Valley News Live· 6 days agoFargo City Hall and the Spirit of the Sandbagger monument will be illuminated in celebration of Juneteenth on the evening of Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
Photos: Gainesville celebrates Juneteenth
The Gainesville Sun· 6 days agoThe city of Gainesville celebrated with Journey to Juneteenth: The Jubilee downtown
Juneteenth: Black Congress members from Ohio discuss progress and problems since holiday’s...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 7 days agoIt took more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation for...
Another year without SC Juneteenth recognition, where Confederate Memorial Day is celebrated
The Post and Courier· 3 days agoOn the U.S. Naval Hospital grounds adjoining the old Fort Frederick stands a grand live oak. Under...
