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When is Juneteenth? Here’s why and how the holiday is celebrated
The Arizona Republic· 3 days agoJuneteenth may be the nation's youngest federal holiday, but the day has long been a special...
When is Juneteenth? When does NJ celebrate the holiday?
The Record· 6 hours agoIt marks the day on June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas,...
Colonial Williamsburg offers free admission for Juneteenth events
WAVY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOn June 19, 1865 thousands of enslaved people learned they had been emancipated when Union forces...
Juneteenth, Ozarks Pridefest and 20+ other things to do around Springfield this June
Gannett via AOL· 12 hours agoHeld this year on June 19, Juneteenth is a national holiday celebrating the day all enslaved people...
Medina prepares for third annual Juneteenth celebration
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 2 hours agoFor the third year in a row, the community will celebrate the anniversary of the end of slavery with...
New headstone at Jacksonville University bears name of Civil War vet born into slavery
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHe served in the 33rd Infantry of the U.S. Colored Troops, and after the fighting he moved to...
James Longstreet’s Lessons in Leadership
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 days agoGrant (he attended Grant’s wedding) had no illusions as to what the war was about: slavery. As he recounted in his memoirs, the Emancipation Proclamation
Rhode Island To Celebrate Juneteenth As A State Holiday
Black Enterprise· 8 hours agoRhode Island will celebrate Juneteenth as a state holiday for the first time in its history. In...
Philip Cross: More turmoil at Statistics Canada
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoPresident Abraham Lincoln’s wartime cabinet: after polling its members, who unanimously rejected the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln concluded: “Seven...
70+ June Trivia Questions to Kickstart Your Summer Fun
LOVE to KNOW via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoFlag Day Why do we celebrate Juneteenth (June 19)? It’s also known as Emancipation Day. On June 19,...