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The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
San Jose Mercury News· 18 hours agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
Today is Juneteenth. What to know about what will be closed and why we celebrate
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoWhy do we celebrate Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a holiday marking slaves in Texas learning in 1865 that they had been freed by President Abraham Lincoln's ...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
San Francisco Chronicle· 12 hours agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Stamford Advocate· 16 hours agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 21 hours agoThat act of liberation came more than two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln declared all enslaved people in the rebellious states to be...
Why Juneteenth Belongs In Our Kids' History Lessons
SheKnows· 12 hours agoKnown as Juneteenth, Freedom Day, and in some regions ‘Our Independence Day’, we gathered several families together as the...
VP Kamala Harris to deliver remarks ahead of Juneteenth celebration
WJXT Jacksonville· 12 hours agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after...
Honoring a Black Catholic Civil War hero on Juneteenth
Catholic News Agency· 31 minutes agoCatholics should honor Capt. André Cailloux’s bold sacrifice, which his contemporaries believed decisively changed the outcome of the Civil War.
Sacramento’s Juneteenth events feature The 1619 Project creator at Oak Park’s Guild Theater
Sacramento Bee via AOL· 21 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the date when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to...
On eve of Juneteenth, exploring a personal connection
Axios· 12 hours agoAs we approach Juneteenth on Wednesday, I am thinking about how I am likely one of them. Juneteenth...