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Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 5 days agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed —...
Investigator Sherlock Jones returns in ‘Diamonds. Doubles. Murder.’ | Book Talk
Gannett via AOL· 15 hours ago...Cleveland and the Civil War”), Ellen Connally, Mel Maurer, a contributor to “Unfading Light: The...
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...
Juneteenth Explained: What Is the Holiday, Why Was It Created and How Should It Be Celebrated?
Skanner· 5 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 President Abraham
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 ...
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCamp Koerner — named after Gustave Koerner, a politician and close friend of Abraham Lincoln — was...
Buffalo Sabres celebrate Juneteenth | Buffalo Sabres
NHL· 5 days agoThe Buffalo Sabres are proud to recognize and celebrate Juneteenth. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to...
Ellie MacPherson to Present BABE LINCOLN at Edinburgh Fringe This Summer
Broadway World· 3 days agoWriter, performer, and historian (the funny kind) Ellie MacPherson will return to Edinburgh Fringe...
Juneteenth 2024 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
New York Daily News· 5 days agoArmy soldiers brought news of emancipation to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — more than...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIts origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S....