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EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHowever, it took over two years for the news to reach African Americans in Texas, according to Encyclopedia...
Throwback Thursday: The history of Juneteenth - WNKY News 40 Television
WNKY· 2 days agoIn September of 1862, President Lincoln officially delivered what became known as the Emancipation ...
Neighbors explain what Juneteenth means to them as the holiday approaches
KMTV 3 News Now Omaha· 9 hours agoThe Juneteenth was first celebrated in Texas, where on June 19 in 1865, in the aftermath of the...
Parades, poetry and a free Scarface concert: 12 ways to observe Juneteenth in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteeth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, over two years after...
Young people's declining perception of the president: What Trump taught Gen Z
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAs Marianna Pecora sat at her dining room table on her laptop, she tried to pay attention to her teacher’s lecture on the Emancipation Proclamation, but ...
Juneteenth 2024: What to do, where to celebrate in NYC
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoNew York City offers an expansive lineup of Juneteenth events to commemorate June 19, 1865 — the day U.S. Army soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas ...
5 Things to know: Grayson County Juneteenth - Herald Democrat
The Herald Democrat· 3 days agoJuneteenth refers to June 19, 1865, the day soldiers arrived at the Port of Galveston informing enslaved people about President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation ...
Juneteenth in Springfield: Parade, talent show, music series and more
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoJuneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the day the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people via federal troops in Galveston ...
Where to celebrate Juneteenth 2024 in Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Morning News· 2 days agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that word of the Emancipation Proclamation finally...
For Juneteenth, visit these sites to learn about Black history in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 days agoYet it is helpful to reflect on that history more directly as we reflect upon the meaning of...
