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National Archives' Historic Showcase of Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth Order in DC
Hoodline· 6 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared that...
The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via AOL· 4 days agoThis occurred 11 days after the end of the Civil War and two years after President Abraham Lincoln...
Jacksonville holds 4th annual celebration of Florida’s Emancipation Proclamation Day
FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville· 7 days agoJacksonville city leaders and state officials commemorated Florida’s 159th Emancipation Proclamation...
Local historian reflects on life of Salt Lake's Emancipation Day queen
KUTV Salt Lake City· 3 days agoIn 1898, 15-year-old Elnora Dudley was crowned Salt Lake City’s Emancipation Day Queen. Salt Lake’s...
Commentary: Remembering Memorial Day's true origins
GBH News· 13 hours agoOn that special day of remembrance, there was a parade of 3,000 school children carrying roses; women with baskets of flowers, wreaths, and crosses,...
Documenting and preserving Virginia’s largest, most revered trees
The Daily Progress· 6 days agoVirginia is home to nearly 80 national champion big trees, consistently placing the commonwealth in...
The history of Milwaukee's Juneteenth flag
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMilwaukee’s annual Juneteenth celebration is one of the country’s oldest. The red, white and blue flag is one of our 100 objects that make Milwaukee.
MISTER LINCOLN, SISTER ACT & More Set for Ford's Theatre Society 2024-2025 Season
Broadway World· 6 days agoThe season lineup includes the beloved music-filled holiday production of Charles Dickens's A...
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGov. Andy Beshear on Thursday signed executive orders making Juneteenth an executive branch holiday...
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 6 days agoFirst celebrated in Texas, Juneteenth recognizes the emancipation of African American slaves by President Abraham Lincoln’s ...