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Juneteenth 2024: Celebrate in Knoxville with parade, exhibits, stories of emancipation
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 days agos Black history. The walk, starting behind CHS’ East Knox location, 2202 Martin Luther King Jr....
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
Juneteenth holiday events around Bradenton and Sarasota: Festivals, music and more
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe event will feature vendors, food and live music. Details: Noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22. The...
A Proclamation on Juneteenth Day of Observance, 2024 | The White House
The White House· 19 hours agoOne of my proudest moments as President was signing into law Juneteenth as a new Federal holiday —...
Juneteenth in Naples: a great day to "understand and celebrate"
Naples Daily News· 7 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Act in 2021, making Juneteenth the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther ...
For Juneteenth, first Black U.S. astronaut recalls death threats — and lessons learned
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBobby Kennedy had handled everything." Now there was no one to intercede, if things got ugly. And in...
Juneteenth Events around the Suncoast
WWSB Sarasota· 2 hours agoResidents along the Suncoast will be able to gather together at the Juneteenth events in Sarasota, Bradenton and Palmetto.
Don't Water Down Juneteenth
Newsweek· 2 hours agoDespite the relentless attacks on our multiracial democracy, hope is not lost. Our ancestors never surrendered their dream for a brighter tomorrow.
Where to celebrate Juneteenth in DFW
KDFW via Yahoo News· 5 days agoArt, vendors, food trucks and live entertainment will also be featured at the...When: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on June 15 Where: 2922 MLK Jr. Blvd. The Martin Luther ...
Opinion: 6 Books that Explain the History and Meaning of Juneteenth
The 74 via Yahoo News· 18 hours ago‘On Juneteenth’ Combining history and memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s “On Juneteenth” offers a moving...
