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Juneteenth celebration highlights Black chefs, restaurants nationwide
CBS News· 4 days agoFood is a significant part of the Juneteenth celebration, a federal holiday that commemorates the...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhat does that Mean? Let’s get to it. In 1865, enslaved Americans were freed. President Lincoln’s ...
Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
NPR· 5 days agoJune 19th commemorates the fall of slavery in Galveston in 1865 — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation ordered the liberation of Black people held ...
Florida is behind the country in recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday
WINK TV Southwest Florida· 3 days agoAlthough the Emancipation Proclamation came 2½½ years earlier on January 1, 1863, many enslavers...
Commemorating Juneteenth around Greater New Orleans and virtually
WGNO via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEfforts to free enslaved African Americans began on Jan. 1, 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln...
Middletown Art Center recognizes Juneteenth with annual celebration
The Lake County Record-Bee· 3 days agoThe army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Texans were free two-and-a-half years after...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth celebrates freedom. It marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Union troops informed...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
19 Action News Cleveland· 4 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America. Many people get the day off...
How Juneteenth was commemorated across the QCA
OurQuadCities· 3 days agoJuneteenth recognizes the true emancipation of all remaining enslaved people on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThat was two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, during the Civil War....