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Village Initiative celebrates Juneteenth in Williamsburg with music, parade, food and dance
Daily Press· 10 hours agoThere, the last officially enslaved people in the country found out they were free, two years after...
How some first responders are celebrating Juneteenth
KATC 3 Lafayette· 1 day agoIt's Juneteenth, also known as "Freedom Day." On June 19, 1865, enslaved people across the United States realized they were free under the 1862 ...
Why Is the Juneteenth Flag Blue and Red? A Guide to Understanding the Juneteenth Flag
Parade via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis year, Juneteenth will have been celebrated for 158 years. It was first celebrated in Texas on...
A trip through time to the Dallas communities created by Freedmen
CBS News· 1 day agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day when more than 250,000 enslaved people in Texas were...
EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 2 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...
Here are 3 more ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Anchorage
Anchorage Daily News· 1 day agoJuneteenth commemorates the day that the last slaves in the Confederacy were informed of their...
How Juneteenth was commemorated across the QCA
OurQuadCities· 1 day agoJuneteenth recognizes the true emancipation of all remaining enslaved people on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Juneteenth was declared a federal …
Juneteenth is a celebration for all - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 2 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, freeing the slaves. It took effect January 1, 1863, however, word ...
Galveston's only Juneteenth art gallery inspires next generation of changemakers
ABC13 Houston· 1 day agoOn the same corner where Juneteenth was born nearly 160 years ago, a movement is taking place to...
Juneteenth celebrated in Colorado Springs
KOAA5· 1 day agoOn June 19, 1865 thousands of slaves in Texas learned they were free more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was enacted. An event hosted...
