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Tomlinson: How the enslavers in my family tree and I mark Juneteenth
San Antonio Express-News· 2 days agoLegend says when Jim Tomlinson learned of Gen. Gordon Granger’s proclamation ending slavery in Texas...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
The Arizona Republic· 1 day agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation...
Mark McBrayer cruises to victory over Steve Massengale in Lubbock mayor election
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal· 5 days agoMark McBrayer cruised to an easy election night victory, taking a massive lead over Steve Massengale...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSeventy-one days after the surrender at Appomattox Court House, Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived on Galveston Island and delivered General Order No. 3. “The people of Texas ...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSeventy-one days after the surrender at Appomattox Court House, Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived on Galveston Island and delivered General Order No. 3. “The people of Texas ...
These Must-Reads Will Give You a Better Understanding of Juneteenth
Good Housekeeping via Yahoo News· 2 days agoKendi turned a vast history into a powerful anthology of Black voices chronologically dictating...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Tallahassee Democrat· 2 days agoOn June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with 2,000 Union troops...
Joseph Name Meaning
Parents via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSuggested Sibling Names Other Biblical names that pair well as sibling names include: Jeremiah Jacob Jesse Jim (nickname for James) Samuel Noah Rebecca...
The Origins of Juneteenth and Why It Falls on June 19th
Time via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThough Juneteenth doesn’t mark the official end of slavery, it’s a day that provides an opportunity...
