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Fayetteville celebrates Juneteenth with annual festival downtown
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoJuneteenth is a celebration of freedom on June 19, marking the day enslaved people in Texas learned...
Essay winners: Juneteenth lets us remember nation's past while striving for better future
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJust a few months prior, Abraham Lincoln had announced the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing those...
Column: Juneteenth and the unfinished work of racial justice
The Virginian-Pilot· 13 hours agoIn Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger brought freedom from abstraction into...
Juneteenth to take over amphitheater
The Lima News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJun. 11—LIMA — Lima's Juneteenth celebration might not have a parade this year, but organizer Marc Wright thinks it will be bigger and better than ever. The celebration of news of the
Decatur celebrates Juneteenth with parade, activities — and cowboys
Herald & Review· 1 day ago“We wanted to make it different,” said Hood, CEO of the Decatur-based African American Cultural and...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...
What is Juneteenth?
KING5 Seattle· 21 hours agoJuneteenth is considered the longest-running African American holiday and has been called the country’s second Independence Day.
Juneteenth 2024: Your guide to celebrations in DC, Maryland and Virginia - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 2 days agoThis news came two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation,...
Thousands come together in Aurora to celebrate Juneteenth
Chicago Tribune· 17 hours agoJuneteenth – officially celebrated on June 19 – commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. While...
Here are 8 ways to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday in Springfield
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth is Wednesday, June 19. The national holiday honors the day all enslaved people learned of...
