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Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
WLRN Miami· 4 days agoAmericans will celebrate Juneteenth for the fourth year since it was recognized as a federal holiday...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThat was two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, during the Civil War....
Juneteenth is a celebration for all - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 4 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, freeing the slaves. It took effect January 1, 1863, however, word ...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoIt's also the fourth year that Florida has declined to make it a state holiday. What is Juneteenth? Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people ...
EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 4 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...
Mother Discovers Son's Murder As She Walks Home From The Grocery Store, Sleeping Mom of Six Killed...
The Root via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoWhat does that Mean? Let’s get to it. In 1865, enslaved Americans were freed. President Lincoln’s ...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth celebrates liberty
The Valdosta Daily Times· 4 days agoJuneteenth is all about emancipation — freedom. For Black Americans, Juneteenth is as much about liberty as the Fourth of July. While the Emancipation Proclamation ...
Black music celebrated at annual Juneteenth breakfast in Gainesville
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFlorida’s Emancipation Day recognizes when Union Brig. Gen. Edward M. McCook formally announced...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThis took place two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, according to...
Galveston's only Juneteenth art gallery inspires next generation of changemakers
ABC13 Houston· 3 days agoOn the same corner where Juneteenth was born nearly 160 years ago, a movement is taking place to...