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Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. is unveiled in Montgomery
Scottsbluff Star-Herald· 2 days agoA statute of Dr. Martin Luther King is unveiled Friday June 14, 2024, in Montgomery, Alabama. “There is no American that is greater that ...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
theGrio via AOL· 2 days agoI first read about the life of Martin Luther King at the Bryant Library, and by age 11 was giving...
What's open, closed Juneteenth 2024 in Columbus? Starbucks, Target, Costco and more
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden established June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day in 2021, making it the first federal holiday to be created since
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 2 days agoIt was the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr Day was established in 1983. Among the campaigners ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoThe bill is now headed to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk after passing the House 148-1 and clearing the senate 30-1. In June 2021, Juneteenth first became a federal holiday, becoming ...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBut interest in the date was renewed in the 1960s with the civil rights movement. Rev. Martin Luther...
Juneteenth 2024: Outdoor events, 5K, Black business showcase honor holiday in Binghamton
Press & Sun-Bulletin· 4 days agoGen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas...Proclamation. In 2021, Juneteenth was signed...
Local leaders pushing to make Juneteenth a state-recognized holiday in Florida
ABC Action News Tampa Bay· 1 day agoJuneteenth is the celebration of the day the Union Army finally made it all the way to Galveston, Texas, on June 19th, 1865, to set free the remaining African American enslaved ...
‘We are the stories that we tell ourselves’: Embrace Boston hosts Pulitzer Prize winner for festival...
The Boston Globe· 10 hours agoWilkerson reflected on the fraught narrative surrounding Juneteenth and its origins. Juneteenth, the...
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...