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Juneteenth 2024: Who is working? What is open?
WJTV Jackson· 2 hours agoThe Congressional Research Service says 28 states recognize Juneteenth as a paid or legal holiday.
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN via AOL· 5 hours ago“Prior to the war starting she had a vision,” Wyatt said. Two years after the Combahee Ferry Raid...
Letters | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 7 hours agoAs our nation prepares to celebrate "Juneteenth," we should also keep in mind what else it took to end the legal status of slavery in America. It's a common misconception that President < ...
Is Publix open for Juneteenth? Is there mail delivery on the federal holiday? What to know
Tallahassee Democrat· 1 day agoJuneteeth is a day that commemorates when slavery finally ended in the United States, 2½½ years...
‘Wide Awake’ Review: On the March for Lincoln
The Wall Street Journal· 7 days agoMany say that democracy itself is under threat. As Jon Grinspan reminds us in his illuminating book, “Wide Awake,” America has been in this situation...
Festivals, concerts, workshops and more: How the tri-state is celebrating Juneteenth
NBC New York· 24 hours agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been...
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Augusta-area residents need to know
Gannett via AOL· 8 hours agoWhy do we celebrate Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a holiday marking slaves in Texas learning in 1865...
When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday? It may have been recognized in 2021 but its roots are...
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoNow, the holiday celebrates not only emancipation, but African American freedom and achievement in general. What is Juneteenth? Though Abraham Lincoln's ...
Bellingham officials raise Juneteenth flag in show of strength; challenged to ‘do the work’
Bellingham Herald McClatchy via AOL· 4 hours agoNational Anthem. Juneteenth symbolizes the day on June 19, 1865, when the last slaves learned that...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 5 hours agoHarriet Tubman led the secret operation, alongside more than 100 Black Union soldiers – making her...
