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Juneteenth a reminder of ongoing struggles for freedom
The Hill· 5 hours agoAlthough Juneteenth represents a day of freedom for Black Americans, many still struggle to realize...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
KSNT Topeka· 5 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in...
Celebrating late jazz icon Duke Ellington on his 125th birthday
WBUR Boston· 5 hours agoThis year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of bandleader, composer and pianist Duke...
On Juneteenth, remember the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 hours agoWhen Terence Crutcher, a father of four who sang in his church choir, was shot and killed by police in 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his twin sister, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher, saw history repeating itself ...
Today in History: June 28, Franz Ferdinand assassinated
San Francisco Chronicle· 20 hours agoIn 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. George G. Meade the new commander of the Army of the Potomac, following the ...
Juneteenth 2024: Who is working? What is open?
WJTV Jackson· 8 hours agoThe Congressional Research Service says 28 states recognize Juneteenth as a paid or legal holiday.
Step into history with Frazier Museum in June and July
WAVE 3 Louisville· 23 hours agoMorris will teach about monuments like City Hall and Main Street to iconic figures such as Abraham ...
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Athens residents need to know
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 13 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 ...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
ABC57 South Bend· 6 hours agoIn the early hours of June 2, 1863, Union army gunboats idled along the banks of South Carolina’s Combahee River, waiting to give the signal to the enslaved people hiding ashore. Harriet Tubman ...
Celebrate Juneteenth in the Twin Cities
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul· 1 day agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 when slaves in Galveston, Texas were finally notified that the Civil War was over and they were free – two years after President Abraham & ...
