Search results
Journey to Juneteenth: Tallahassee family continues Florida’s Emancipation Day traditions
WCTV Tallahassee· 2 days agoIn Florida, Emancipation Day is traditionally celebrated on May 20. On that day in 1865, the ...
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
AOL· 3 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed slaves, but it did not immediately end slavery in places...
Opinion | End Legal Slavery in the United States
New York Times· 2 days agoToday we celebrate Juneteenth, the day when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the farthest outpost in America. Many people do not realize...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhat does that Mean? Let’s get to it. In 1865, enslaved Americans were freed. President Lincoln’s ...
As Juneteenth grows and spreads, it's helped all people learn about Black culture
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoLindsey explained what kids could learn about the holiday and the history behind it. Slavery in the U.S. was outlawed with the Emancipation Proclamation ...
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 2024: What’s open, what’s closed on Wednesday? UPS, FedEx, banks, mail delivery, stock...
NJ.com· 3 days agoJuneteenth 2024 is on Wednesday, June 19. It celebrates the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people...
Will the real Donald Trump get the coverage he deserves? - Roll Call
CQ Politics· 3 hours ago“Donald Trump tries courting Black voters at Detroit church with Michigan up for grabs in 2024...
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· 1 day 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 ...