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Especially Texan: Juneteenth
The Gilmer Mirror· 6 days agoLegacy of Texas is the official store of the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). Especially Texan is a weekly dive into historical topics that make up the tapestry of Texas history. On ...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 3 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 4 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 5 days agoJuneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free....
Our Fourth of July: Celebrating Emancipation in the Salt City
The Post-Standard· 4 days agoOn June 19, 1865, United States Army Maj. General Gordon Granger...
Japan Makes It Very Hard to Be Sterilized. These Women Demand Change.
New York Times· 2 days agoWhen Hisui Tatsuta was in middle school, her mother used to joke that she couldn’t wait to see the...
Juneteenth legend Opal Lee visits New Jersey
NJ.com· 5 days agoMiss Opal Lee, often hailed as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” navigated three high steps leading to the stage at the Piscataway Public Library. “Now I...
The heartbreaking love story behind the historic Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJim Obergefell was the lead plaintiff on the landmark case that gave same-sex couples the right to...
‘Lost cause’ of our nation’s brutal racism permeates society, distorting history along the way
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFew images from the violent attacks on peacefully demonstrating teens from civil rights-era...
What is Juneteenth and why do we celebrate it?
The Patriot-News· 4 days agoFor generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history with joy, in the form of parades, street...
