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EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 3 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...
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· 4 days agoThat was two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, during the Civil War....
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 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 ...
Buffalo Sabres celebrate Juneteenth | Buffalo Sabres
NHL· 3 days agoThe Buffalo Sabres are proud to recognize and celebrate Juneteenth. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to...
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...
Galveston's only Juneteenth art gallery inspires next generation of changemakers
ABC13 Houston· 2 days agoOn the same corner where Juneteenth was born nearly 160 years ago, a movement is taking place to...
Coshocton's Juneteenth celebration called 'beautiful testament to the power of community'
The Coshocton Tribune via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoJuneteenth is a state and national holiday commemorating the day the last enslaved people received...
Juneteenth: a celebration amid deep concerns
Dallas Morning News· 3 days agoWhen Union Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce that the Emancipation Proclamation would be enforced in Texas, as in the...
