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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 ...
Juneteenth is a celebration for all - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 3 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, freeing the slaves. It took effect January 1, 1863, however, word ...
Hamish Linklater is the new voice of Batman
Engadget· 8 hours agoA new series is coming to Amazon Prime starting on August 1 called Batman: Caped Crusader and Vanity Fair revealed that actor Hamish Linklater will...
Letters to the Editor: Readers discuss lack of Grand Island Cemetery upkeep, Willie Mays
Grand Island Independent· 15 hours agoThis year with new graves being covered with new sod, the rest of these areas look so bleak and...
Sen. John P. Hale in Civil War Washington
New Hampshire Union Leader· 5 days agoRepublican Sen. John P. Hale of Dover campaigned for presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln of Illinois ahead of the national election on Nov. 6, 1860.
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 3 days agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed —...
Understanding history of Juneteenth; federal holiday since 2021
WITI via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt's American history," said Tommie Boudreaux, who is with the Galveston Historical Foundation....
VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 3 days agoEditor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott educates KU basketball team about Juneteenth
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThe very notion of Juneteenth, he said, “is kind of a new thing for the country in a lot of ways.”...
Coshocton's Juneteenth celebration called 'beautiful testament to the power of community'
The Coshocton Tribune via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoJuneteenth is a state and national holiday commemorating the day the last enslaved people received...
