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EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 2 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...
Emancipation Proclamation to go on permanent display at National Archives in 2026
NBC Washington· 36 minutes agoThe National Archives has put a date to last year's announcement that the Emancipation Proclamation...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation ...
Tropical downpours won't stop annual Juneteenth celebration at Ashton Villa in Galveston
ABC13 Houston· 1 day agoGalveston is the birthplace of Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 enslaved people there found...
Smith: Juneteenth must remind us of our shared humanity
Birmingham News· 1 day agoAs we celebrate Juneteenth, we seem to have forgotten the consequences of dehumanizing our fellow...
VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 1 day agoEditor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...
Juneteenth celebrations continue to grow in downtown Salisbury - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 16 hours agoThe 29th annual Juneteenth celebrations provided music, fun, food and history from Sunday afternoon...
"When you know you're free; it takes it to a whole, entirely different level."
FOX 4 News· 16 hours agoJune 19th, 1865, is a crucial part of American history. It was the day that a general went to Galveston, Texas, to share the news that all slaves were free under President Lincoln< ...
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoCamp Koerner — named after Gustave Koerner, a politician and close friend of Abraham Lincoln — was...
Juneteenth: Celebrating 159 years of freedom
The Danville Commercial-News· 1 hour agoJuneteenth is the celebration of June 19, 1865, the day Union troops finally arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas — two full years after President Abraham ...
