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Orlando community learns, celebrates Juneteenth traditions
WKMG ClickOrlando· 1 day agoJune 19, 1865 marked the day Union soldiers in Galveston, Texas told the last enslaved African...
Celebrate Juneteenth in the Rock Hill area with these 7 events, festivals
Rock Hill Herald via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThere’s also activity branching out in communities across York County and beyond. Juneteenth is the...
Juneteenth 2024: Your guide to celebrations in DC, Maryland and Virginia - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 2 days agoOn Wednesday, June 19, the United States will observe Juneteenth. A little history: In 1865, a Union...
Albuquerque marks Juneteenth with community commemoration
KRQE Albuquerque via Yahoo News· 1 day agoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The community came together on Saturday in downtown Albuquerque to...
What is Juneteenth?
Branson Tri-Lakes News· 2 days agoJuneteenth, short for June nineteenth, celebrates the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas freeing all enslaved people. Also known ...
First look: Disney Cruise Line’s new port is big on Bahamas
Orlando Sentinel· 3 days agoLookout Cay opened this month and is being visited primarily by DCL ships sailing out of Port...
Juneteenth celebrations and more things to do this weekend at the Jersey Shore
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteenth marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to take control of...
Here's what's happening this weekend in Denver
Axios· 3 days agoWhy it matters: Juneteenth recognizes the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free, which came more than two...
Their View: Juneteenth and the unfinished work of racial justice
Times Leader· 4 days agoIn Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger brought freedom from abstraction into reality for enslaved Africans in the District of Texas, ...
Hartford holds its 4th annual Juneteenth Celebration
WTNH-TV New Haven· 2 hours agoHARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – A day to mark America’s second independence came with a celebration of community, unity and high emotions in Hartford. Vernon...