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How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHere's what each element of the flag represents: The star: It represents Texas, the last state where enslaved people were freed, but it also symbolizes...
Here's how people are celebrating Juneteenth across the country
KTNV Las Vegas· 5 days agoJuneteenth is a national holiday to commemorate the official end of slavery in the United States....
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
ABC12 Mid-Michigan· 4 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has...
20 books by Black authors you should read this Juneteenth
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the day Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, and...
Galveston County Asphalt Shingle & TPO Roof Repair & Replacement Service Updated
Digital Journal· 4 days agoRoofing at the number in the description or by filling out the form on the website below. Go to https://galvestoncountyroofing.com/roofing-contractor for more information. Galveston ...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that slavery had been abolished. Texas...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Juneteenth: What's open, what's closed? Will you get mail delivery, trash pickup Wednesday?
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery. On this day in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston...
THE CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH
Arizona Daily Sun· 4 days agoOn June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the bill that established Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, as a legal public holiday....
VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 4 days agoIt wasn’t until June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas that the army...
