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National Civil Rights Museum offering free admission on Juneteenth
FOX 13 Memphis· 13 hours agoThe free admission not only celebrates Juneteenth and its history but also allows museum visitors to...
Father's Day Hike at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park brings families closer
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 3 days agoFort Abraham Lincoln State Park celebrated Father’s Day by organizing an opportunity for families to...
Juneteenth across generations
The Purdue Exponent· 4 hours agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery, when Union troops in Texas on June 19, 1865, enforced the Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln had signed...
Lake County celebrates Juneteenth at variety of events; ‘We still have work to do to ensure...
Chicago Tribune· 3 hours agoAdriane Johnson, D-Buffalo Grove, had no lack of greetings. Juneteenth marks the announcement of the...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
UPI· 2 hours agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Observing Juneteenth with a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
NPR· 15 hours agoThe troops told some of the last enslaved Americans that they were free. They were enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation, in which President Abraham Lincoln< ...
Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoEliza Anderson, Deseret News On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln, became effective. The purpose...
Juneteenth colors: What they mean and the history behind the hues
Today· 15 hours agoThe announcement came nearly two years after Abraham Lincoln declared enslaved persons free under...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
ABC12 Mid-Michigan· 13 hours agoGordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, proclaiming that enslaved African Americans were free. This was more than two years after ...
Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
