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Belpre Historical Society hosts Juneteenth open house
The Marietta Times· 2 days agoDisplays and stories from the Emancipation Proclamation Celebrations of the Ohio River Valley were...
Commemorating Juneteenth around Greater New Orleans and virtually
WGNO via Yahoo News· 4 days agoEfforts to free enslaved African Americans began on Jan. 1, 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln...
Juneteenth celebrations held across West Michigan
WOOD via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Celebrations are happening across West Michigan as the community honors Juneteenth. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued...
David Oyelowo on playing justice seekers, peacekeepers and men on a mission
NPR· 3 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.
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 ...
Opinion | End Legal Slavery in the United States
New York Times· 4 days agoToday we celebrate Juneteenth, the day when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the farthest outpost in America. Many people do not realize...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThis took place two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, according to...
Juneteenth: Black Congress members from Ohio discuss progress and problems since holiday’s...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 4 days agoIt took more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation for...
Topeka organizers hope to pass down Juneteenth history to the next generation
WIBW Topeka· 3 days agoYears later that dream became a reality, where Juneteenth events from walks to festivals happen...
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...