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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 5 hours agoAlso known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day, Juneteenth...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 4 hours agoA holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US has been celebrated every 19 June since President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth as a national holiday. Following the House's decision, President Biden enacted the...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe Juneteenth flag flies at Reading City Hall in Pennsylvania for the Juneteenth Holiday in 2021. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading ...
Where to celebrate Juneteenth 2024 in Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that word of the Emancipation Proclamation finally...
6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoIn honor of this year’s Juneteenth, The Conversation reached out to Wake Forest University […] The...
'Strength and resilience': Carver Museum launches Juneteenth exhibit ahead of holiday
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoWhile looking over a section of a Carver Museum wall, Whitaker examined a photo of a Juneteenth...
The Civic Promise of Juneteenth
Time via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoAs a result, the holiday rarely stirred new controversies. By contrast, the establishment of Juneteenth as a federal holiday in 2021 offered a rare...
Is there mail on Juneteenth? Post Office, UPS, FedEx open hours
Newsweek· 1 day agoWednesday is Juneteenth, a federal holiday that began under the Biden administration and celebrates...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...