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What does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBlack History month is in February and traces its origins to Carter G. Woodson and Negro History...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
San Jose Mercury News· 3 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
The biggest Juneteenth celebration in Washington is in Tacoma. Expect live music, food
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth marks June 19, 1865, the date the last enslaved people in the United States were...
Inaugural Juneteenth Walk to the River commemorates national holiday in Savannah
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHere's what Savannah residents need to know History of the fight for freedom As the history goes, word of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation ...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
NBC Washington· 3 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 2 days agoIt’s an American holiday celebrating the date when the last slaves in the United States were freed...
Letters | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 4 days agoAs our nation prepares to celebrate "Juneteenth," we should also keep in mind what else it took to end the legal status of slavery in America. It's a...
Things to do in the Chattanooga area to celebrate Juneteenth | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga Times Free Press· 3 days agoThe holiday marks the day in 1865 when African American slaves in Texas received news of their...
Juneteenth: Understanding the hard road to freedom
WCBI Columbus· 2 days agoJuneteenth is more than just a time of celebration. “It was like open season on African Americans.” Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott educates KU basketball team about Juneteenth
The Kansas City Star· 10 hours agoWednesday was a momentous day for Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott, whose stirring and significant latest film, “The Heroic True-Life Adventures of Alvin Brooks,” premiered at the Screenland ...
