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Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 3 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized...
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 celebration in Sibley Park shares significance of the holiday
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 1 day agoSlavery in the United States ended with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but not every slave...
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 ...
What's open and what's closed in NYC on Juneteenth?
CBS News· 3 days agoWhat is the meaning of Juneteenth? Juneteenth is observed to mark the day that the last enslaved people in the United States received notice of the ...
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...
Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
WLRN Miami· 4 days agoAmericans will celebrate Juneteenth for the fourth year since it was recognized as a federal holiday...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThat was two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, during the Civil War....
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 ...
Special Edition: Chicago celebrates Juneteenth
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoToday is Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas found out they had been freed — two years after theEmancipation ...