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Malverne schools' Juneteenth Jubilee commemorates 'the story of our history'
Newsday· 4 days agoJuneteenth marks when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865 — two months...
Juneteenth Ohio event continues at Genoa Park
WCMH via Yahoo News· 1 day agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An event celebrating freedom returned to Columbus this weekend. Saturday was day one of the Juneteenth Ohio event at Genoa Park,...
Louisville Juneteenth Festival celebrates freedom, history of African American community
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoThe event, which has food, vendors and entertainment, will continue until the evening with an after...
PHOTOS: Juneteenth Parade kicks off festival in Five Points
Denver Post· 1 day agoThis year’s Juneteenth Parade marched through Denver’s Five Points neighborhood to kick off the...
Why do some Columbusites celebrate emancipation two months before Juneteenth?
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoGranger’s words were based on the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been put into effect by...
Juneteenth celebrations all around Hudson County this week
NJ.com· 14 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The historical event took place on...
Celebrate Juneteenth's history at your local library
Gannett via AOL· 12 hours agoThis belated declaration reached the last enslaved African Americans in the Confederate South, heralding the dawn of newfound liberty. Juneteenth celebrations emerged as a means to commemorate ...
Juneteenth Community Festival shares history in Lebanon
The Lebanon Democrat, Tenn. via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoJun. 15—The annual Juneteenth Festival is being held on Market Street in Lebanon today, where the community is celebrating freedom. June 19 was made a federal holiday in 2021 and commemorates ...
Redlands gathers for 7th annual Juneteenth celebration
Redlands Daily Facts· 2 hours agoThe celebration featured live performances and families joined a dominoes and spades tournament.
Arlington Juneteenth celebrations honor and educate the community on Black history
CBS News· 23 hours agoJuneteenth marks the day when slaves in Texas finally learned of their freedom roughly two years...
