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Wichitans share the significance of Juneteenth
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Juneteenth is known as a day of freedom. It signifies the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery more...
Looking for Juneteenth celebrations? Indy has everything from jazz performances to boxing
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth is right around the corner and there are lots of ways to celebrate it in Indianapolis....
Juneteenth 2024: Nine ways to celebrate around Chicagoland
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCHICAGO — A military honors ceremony and the raising of the Juneteenth flag on Friday kicked off a...
Juneteenth Community Festival shares history in Lebanon
The Lebanon Democrat, Tenn. via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoJun. 15—The annual Juneteenth Festival is being held on Market Street in Lebanon today, where the community is celebrating freedom. June 19 was made a federal holiday in 2021 and commemorates ...
Malverne schools' Juneteenth Jubilee commemorates 'the story of our history'
Newsday· 4 days agoJuneteenth marks when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865 — two months...
Community members come together to celebrate Juneteenth with concert at Levitt Pavilion
WHIO via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoJuneteenth has only been a federal holiday since 2021. It marks the day the last slaves learned of...
Throwback Thursday: The history of Juneteenth - WNKY News 40 Television
WNKY· 3 days agoIn September of 1862, President Lincoln officially delivered what became known as the Emancipation ...
Juneteenth festival celebrates African American heritage
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 9 hours ago(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival has returned to Colorado Springs, and...
Juneteenth celebration returns to Lima
The Lima News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoVisitors crowded into the park in commemoration of Juneteenth, referring to June 19, 1865, when Union troops freed the last remaining enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, two years ...
The Editorial Board: Juneteenth is a day of celebration and remembrance
The Buffalo News· 1 day agoPeople are catching on to the importance of Juneteenth. Buffalonians could give a master class on...
