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Juneteenth: Black Congress members from Ohio discuss progress and problems since holiday’s...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 5 days agoIt took more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation for...
Another year without SC Juneteenth recognition, where Confederate Memorial Day is celebrated
The Post and Courier· 2 days agoOn the U.S. Naval Hospital grounds adjoining the old Fort Frederick stands a grand live oak. Under...
Spokane Juneteenth celebration draws crowds to honor holiday history | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 4 days agoThe holiday was first celebrated in Galveston, Texas, where, on June 19, 1865, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation ...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThat was two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, during the Civil War....
Juneteenth: What is it; what to know about the holiday that celebrates slavery’s end
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 6 days agoCommunities across the country will mark the day in 1865 when slaves in Texas learned that they, and...
Belpre Historical Society hosts Juneteenth open house
The Marietta Times· 3 days agoDisplays and stories from the Emancipation Proclamation Celebrations of the Ohio River Valley were...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 5 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized...
Special Edition: Chicago celebrates Juneteenth
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 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 ...
Why Is the Juneteenth Flag Blue and Red? A Guide to Understanding the Juneteenth Flag
Parade via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThis year, Juneteenth will have been celebrated for 158 years. It was first celebrated in Texas on...
Juneteenth is a holiday about our nation's unfinished work
San Antonio Express-News· 5 days agoIt is a celebration of emancipation, yet for its beneficiaries in Texas, the news of that liberation...