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Juneteenth celebrations in metro Atlanta | 2024
Fox local via AOL· 2 days agoThe holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the end of slavery, more than two years...
Library of Congress launches new 'Collecting Memories' exhibit in a bid to draw more tourists
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“Collecting Memories” — which opens to the public on June 13 — is an intensely curated exhibit that...
30 quotes from US presidents to uplift and inspire
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoWe are the change that we seek." – Barack Obama "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence." – Calvin Coolidge "The best way to predict your future is to create it." –
Here’s how Juneteenth is being celebrated across the CSRA
News 12 Augusta· 10 hours agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out they had been freed...
'Manhunt' star: Lincoln's assassination is still a call to protect democracy
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoOne of the thrills of "Manhunt" is watching the wheels turn inside the actor's character's head, and...
Malverne schools' Juneteenth Jubilee commemorates 'the story of our history'
Newsday· 2 days agoJuneteenth marks when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865 — two months...
Get ready to celebrate Juneteenth with these 2024 events in Washtenaw County
MLive.com· 1 day agoThe holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger announced...
Celebrate Juneteenth with these 8 events in Bucks County area
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoThe news that the Civil War had ended and the enslaved were now free came more than two years after...
Slavery, whaling and freedom: Hawaiʻi celebrates Juneteenth
KHON 2 Honolulu· 2 hours agoKHON2.com had the opportunity to sit down with three dedicated individuals who are ensuring that...
Delta County deed office full of history
The Escanaba Daily Press· 2 days agoThe Register Of Deeds Office in Delta County is full of public records, documents and even national history. The available records cover the past three...
