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Why Every American Should Celebrate Juneteenth - Los Angeles Sentinel
Los Angeles Sentinel· 5 days agoJuneteenth originated in the June 19, 1865, federal proclamation that Major General Gordon Granger brought with him when he arrived Galveston to take command of federal troops ...
Gov. Holcomb issues proclamation in celebration of Juneteenth
ABC57 South Bend· 5 days agoIndiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced on Wednesday that he has signed a proclamation officially declaring June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth in Indiana. The holiday celebrates ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe amendment's passage through Congress and across Lincoln's desk began in January 1865. It was...
What's open and closed for Juneteenth in Iowa?
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe proclamation did not end slavery, though. The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in America and was ratified Dec. 6, 1865, according...
Letters to the Editor — Allan Saxe, wildfires, bump stocks, SB 4, Juneteenth
Dallas Morning News· 2 hours agoLetters to the Editor
Kansas celebrates Juneteenth, and ongoing fight for equality, for first time as state holiday
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTOPEKA — Anthony Lewis says Juneteenth is a time to reflect on progress made in the fight for civil...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWar ended and more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. By the time enslaved people were declared...
Juneteenth Is a Celebration of Freedom
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOn June 19, 1865, about two and a half months after the Civil War had ended, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger...they were no longer in bondage. Some slaves in...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt still took time for slavery to officially end when 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified six months later. Tragically, too many old confederates held to their ...
Juneteenth festivals, events and other celebrations to mark the holiday in Charlotte
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 7 days agoJune 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday marking June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston...
