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Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCamp Koerner — named after Gustave Koerner, a politician and close friend of Abraham Lincoln — was...
Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 6 days agoIt took place in New Orleans in the summer of 1864 to celebrate the day of liberation for the enslaved people living in the 13 Louisiana parishes...
Juneteenth is a celebration for all - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 5 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, freeing the slaves. It took effect January 1, 1863, however, word ...
Crowds come out for Augusta’s downtown Juneteenth festival
News 12 Augusta· 4 days agoThe big event in Augusta was Wednesday’s Juneteenth festival in the parking lot of the James Brown...
'What it’s about': Cumberland Juneteenth revelers endure heat to remember, celebrate
Cumberland Times-News· 6 hours agoDestiny York is 29 years old, but understands the significance of what happened in June 130 years...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
NBC Washington· 4 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
Sen. John P. Hale in Civil War Washington
New Hampshire Union Leader· 7 days agoRepublican Sen. John P. Hale of Dover campaigned for presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln of Illinois ahead of the national election on Nov. 6, 1860.
In tense times, let’s talk about the hard things. Americans have found a way before | Opinion
Kansas City Star via AOL· 7 hours agoDoris Kearns Goodwin recently told a packed audience in Kansas City that we’ve found a way to...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIts origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S....
The Switch Up — The living legacy of Juneteenth
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFor more than 400 years, 15 million Africans were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, according to data from the United Nations. By 1860, when...