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VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 14 hours agoEditor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 3 hours agoGordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, proclaiming that enslaved African Americans were free. This was more than two years after ...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 8 hours agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
Juneteenth Is a Celebration of Freedom
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoGen. Gordon Granger set in motion the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation—which President Abraham Lincoln had signed over two years...
Understanding history of Juneteenth; federal holiday since 2021
WITI via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoIt's American history," said Tommie Boudreaux, who is with the Galveston Historical Foundation....
Celebrating Juneteenth: Here is a list of events happening around our area
WJAX via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoJuneteenth marks 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed. It...
Black history is American history. Juneteenth memorializes African American triumphs
Gannett via AOL· 11 hours agoOn June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham ...
Why I Celebrate Juneteenth - And Response
The Chattanoogan· 6 hours agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation ...
Why I Celebrate Juneteenth
The Chattanoogan· 10 hours agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation ...
National Civil Rights Museum offering free admission on Juneteenth
FOX 13 Memphis· 13 hours agoThe free admission not only celebrates Juneteenth and its history but also allows museum visitors to...
