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Observing Juneteenth with the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
WLRN Miami· 3 days agoFor Juneteenth on Morning Edition, professor Nathan Connolly reflects on the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff voice the document in its entirety.
MLK Commemorative Commission hosting Knoxville Juneteenth parade
WVLT-TV Knoxville· 2 days agoMLK Commemorative Commission has invited the Knoxville community to Chilhowee Park for a parade to...
Juneteenth celebrations held across West Michigan
WOOD via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Celebrations are happening across West Michigan as the community honors Juneteenth. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhat does that Mean? Let’s get to it. In 1865, enslaved Americans were freed. President Lincoln’s ...
Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
NPR· 3 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 ...
Juneteenth celebration in Sibley Park shares significance of the holiday
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 1 day agoSlavery in the United States ended with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but not every slave...
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
AOL· 3 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed slaves, but it did not immediately end slavery in places...
Opinion | End Legal Slavery in the United States
New York Times· 2 days agoToday we celebrate Juneteenth, the day when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the farthest outpost in America. Many people do not realize...
Fourth annual Juneteenth event connects Outer Banks history and present
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoMANTEO — The fourth annual Juneteenth celebration held Wednesday outside the Pea Island Cookhouse...
Galveston's only Juneteenth art gallery inspires next generation of changemakers
ABC13 Houston· 2 days agoOn the same corner where Juneteenth was born nearly 160 years ago, a movement is taking place to...