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Why I Celebrate Juneteenth
The Chattanoogan· 24 minutes agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, to become effective ...
Juneteenth flag raised over Wisconsin Capitol for fifth year
Wisconsin Examiner via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoDemocratic Gov. Tony Evers raised the Juneteenth flag over the Wisconsin State Capitol for the fifth...
Juneteenth isn’t just a Black holiday. It’s for all Americans
NPR· 2 hours agoYou can see it. It commemorates the day federal troops arrived to enforce The Emancipation...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of ...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoAfter 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the rebellious states. Escaped slave and brilliant ...
Juneteenth: Huntington’s “Toni Stone” production celebrates culture through art
WFXT via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe Juneteenth federal holiday marks the end of slavery in the United States, but it’s also an...
Juneteenth celebrations
Valley News Live· 19 minutes agoFargo City Hall and the Spirit of the Sandbagger monument will be illuminated in celebration of Juneteenth on the evening of Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
The legacy of a last name: A new memorial park honors the last names of the formerly enslaved
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoA new sculpture park that memorializes African Americans’ centuries-long fight for freedom – from ...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoAfter 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the rebellious states. Escaped slave and brilliant ...
Slavery and Empire Still Mark the British Countryside
Time via AOL· 2 days agoHer statement flew in the face of mounting historical evidence to the contrary, notably the...
