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Crestview hosts 3rd annual Juneteenth Celebration
WJHG Panama City· 1 day agoCommunities across the nation are celebrating Juneteenth today, marking the anniversary of Union soldiers arriving in Galveston, Texas, with news that...
Tropical downpours won't stop annual Juneteenth celebration at Ashton Villa in Galveston
ABC13 Houston· 2 days agoTropical downpours weren't expected to stop the city of Galveston's annual Juneteenth celebration. ...
Man who proclaimed all enslaved people were free is buried in Kentucky
WHAS TV11 Louisville· 1 day agoUnited States Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger is the Union leader who read the order in Galveston, Texas,...
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
Houston publicist's death blamed on bad nails at vacation home
Houston Chronicle· 9 hours agoAccording to multiple reports, building investigators believe corroded nails caused the balcony of a...
Opinion: Juneteenth and the unfinished work of racial justice | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga Times Free Press· 6 days agoIn Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger brought freedom from abstraction into...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 18 hours agoMany Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the...
Village Initiative celebrates Juneteenth in Williamsburg with music, parade, food and dance
Daily Press· 6 hours agoThe federal holiday celebrates the news of emancipation reachingGalveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865....
'Deteriorated' nails caused Galveston balcony collapse, city says
Galveston County Daily News· 7 hours agoSusan Farb Morris, 68, of Houston, died at an island hospital Friday afternoon after a fall from the...
Some say Juneteenth is ‘a day just as important as the Fourth of July’
WFLA via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Celebrating African-American freedom, Juneteenth marks when enslaved people in ...
