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On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
Scripps News via AOL· 2 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed slaves, but it did not immediately end slavery in places...
David Oyelowo on playing justice seekers, peacekeepers and men on a mission
NPR· 2 days agoI'm Tonya Mosley. Today marks Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when slavery ended in Texas, 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect.
Juneteenth honored in Coeur d’Alene
Coeur d'Alene Press· 22 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865 — a day more than two months after the end of the Civil War and two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the ...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth celebrates freedom. It marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Union troops informed...
Juneteenth: Understanding the hard road to freedom
WCBI Columbus· 1 day agoJuneteenth is more than just a time of celebration. “It was like open season on African Americans.” Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation...
Galveston's only Juneteenth art gallery inspires next generation of changemakers
ABC13 Houston· 1 day agoOn the same corner where Juneteenth was born nearly 160 years ago, a movement is taking place to...
Governor Shapiro joins Juneteenth Jubilee celebration
WHTM via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Festivities are wrapping up on City Island for Harrisburg’s Juneteenth...
Village Initiative celebrates Juneteenth in Williamsburg with music, parade, food and dance
Daily Press· 8 hours agoThere, the last officially enslaved people in the country found out they were free, two years after...
How some first responders are celebrating Juneteenth
KATC 3 Lafayette· 1 day agoIt's Juneteenth, also known as "Freedom Day." On June 19, 1865, enslaved people across the United States realized they were free under the 1862 ...
Grove City Council addresses a 1910 racial injustice
KSNF Joplin via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoGROVE, Okla. — Grove city leaders passed a proclamation Tuesday during a regular city council meeting honoring a Grove resident and acknowledging a...