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Sen. Tim Scott and Dr. Ben Carson host Juneteenth commemoration
KGNS Laredo TX· 3 days agoWASHINGTON (Gray DC) -[ANCHOR] Juneteenth is a holiday marking the end of slavery in America. To...
Why Is the Juneteenth Flag Blue and Red? A Guide to Understanding the Juneteenth Flag
Parade via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis year, Juneteenth will have been celebrated for 158 years. It was first celebrated in Texas on...
Juneteenth celebrations in Bainbridge have organizers calling for city sponsorship
WTXL Tallahassee· 2 days agoJuneteenth celebrations in Bainbridge bring neighbor from all walks of life together. Neighbors used...
From emancipation to remembrance: Bristol confronts its painful past
WCYB NBC 5· 2 days agoWednesday was June 19, also known as Juneteenth. It marks the day when word of the Emancipation ...
Special Edition: Chicago celebrates Juneteenth
Chicago Sun-Times· 2 days agoToday is Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas found out they had been freed — two years after theEmancipation ...
Here are 3 more ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Anchorage
Anchorage Daily News· 2 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the day that the last slaves in the Confederacy were informed of their...
‘We are the stories that we tell ourselves’: Embrace Boston hosts Pulitzer Prize winner for festival...
The Boston Globe· 18 hours agoJuneteenth, the newest federal holiday celebrated on June 19, marks the day Union soldiers arrived...
Juneteenth is a celebration for all - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 3 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, freeing the slaves. It took effect January 1, 1863, however, word ...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThat was two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, during the Civil War....
CELEBRATING FREEDOM: Juneteenth events offer opportunity to reflect
Traverse City Record-Eagle· 1 day agoThe celebration of Juneteenth by the organization E3 commemorated the day that word of the ...