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Juneteenth 2024: Here's celebrations happening in Nashville and what is open and closed
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe day is celebrated to commemorate the official, country wide emancipation of enslaved Black Americans. According to the National & ...
Here are 8 ways to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday in Springfield
The Springfield News-Leader· 2 days agoIt was not until June 19, 1865 when 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas and announced...
Michigan Chronicle co-owner, entrepreneur, philanthropist William Pickard dies at 83
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMuseum, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Wayne County Community College District, the National Museum...
Know the history behind Juneteenth before the federal holiday kicks off
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe 13th Amendment was passed by Congress on Jan. 31, 1865, eradicating slavery across the United States. But still, Black...
7 ways the Madison area is celebrating Juneteenth this year
Wisconsin State Journal· 2 days agoFrom parades to art museum tours, here's how the Madison area is celebrating the day.
Michigan Chronicle co-owner, entrepreneur, philanthropist William Pickard dies at 83
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoMuseum, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Wayne County Community College District, the National Museum...
Juneteenth is next week, but Athens will host a celebration on Saturday. Here's what to know
Athens Banner-Herald· 2 days agoin 1865, according to the National Museum of African American History ...
When is Juneteenth? What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate, plus events in Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn June, the United States will celebrate the date aptly described as our country’s second...
Juneteenth Events happening around the CSRA
WJBF Augusta via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWJBF – Juneteenth is a national holiday celebrated on June 19th to recognize and commemorate the ending of slavery in
What is Juneteenth, aka Freedom Day or Jubilee Day? End of American slavery commemorated
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn fact, it took two and half years until Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with 2,000 ...