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Explainer-What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoIt became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by President Joe Biden....
Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 1 day agoIt took place in New Orleans in the summer of 1864 to celebrate the day of liberation for the enslaved people living in the 13 Louisiana parishes...
ByGone Muncie: The memorable Emancipation Day celebration of 1898
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoIn the late 19th century, some Black communities in the North memorialized Emancipation on January...
Waterfront Park pays $5,000 to replace bronze hat stolen from Abraham Lincoln statue
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 7 days agoThe statue of Abraham Lincoln at Waterfront Park in Louisville has been restored to its original...
Sacramento’s Juneteenth events feature The 1619 Project creator at Oak Park’s Guild Theater
Sacramento Bee via AOL· 4 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the date when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to...
What is Juneteenth and why do we celebrate it?
The Patriot-News· 6 hours agoOn Wednesday, Americans will celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For...
Why red food and drinks have become powerful symbols on Juneteenth
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoCommunities around the country celebrate Juneteenth with red foods and drinks to symbolize the...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN via AOL· 5 hours ago“Prior to the war starting she had a vision,” Wyatt said. Two years after the Combahee Ferry Raid...
The biggest Juneteenth celebration in Washington is in Tacoma. Expect live music, food
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth marks June 19, 1865, the date the last enslaved people in the United States were...
Juneteenth Independence Day: What will be open and closed in and around Springfield
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTexas was the western-most Confederate state. Although President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 and it took effect on Jan.
