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Biden hosting early Juneteenth celebration concert on White House lawn
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 7 days agoIt commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free, more than two years after then-President Abraham Lincoln ...
Thousands come together in Aurora to celebrate Juneteenth
Chicago Tribune· 15 hours agoJuneteenth – officially celebrated on June 19 – commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. While...
What is Juneteenth?
KING5 Seattle· 18 hours agoJuneteenth is considered the longest-running African American holiday and has been called the country’s second Independence Day.
County to hoist Juneteenth Flag for 1st time Monday
Fairfield-Suisun Daily Republic· 2 days agoSolano County will be holding its first Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony on Monday. Nikila Gibson, president of the Tri-City NAACP, and Jacalyn Eyvonne,...
Canton to host Juneteenth celebration on June 15th
WXYZ-TV Detroit· 2 days agoAnnual Canton Juneteenth celebration to include live entertainment, hustle lessons, a DJ, and the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
Sunny skies brighten things at 2024 Juneteenth Community Festival in Canton
The Canton Repository· 17 hours agoCANTON ‒ Residents throughout the Stark County area are enjoying sunny weather for the 2024...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhile President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier,...
Valdosta prepares to celebrate Juneteenth
The Valdosta Daily Times· 4 days agoJuneteenth has been referred to as African-Americans’ Fourth of July — the date recognized by many as the day slavery ended in the South. June 19 is also...
Juneteenth celebration returns to Lima
Tribune via AOL· 1 day agoVisitors crowded into the park in commemoration of Juneteenth, referring to June 19, 1865, when Union troops freed the last remaining enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, two years ...
Orlando community learns, celebrates Juneteenth traditions
WKMG ClickOrlando· 1 day agoJune 19, 1865 marked the day Union soldiers in Galveston, Texas told the last enslaved African...
