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Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 16 hours agoIt took place in New Orleans in the summer of 1864 to celebrate the day of liberation for the enslaved people living in the 13 Louisiana parishes...
Largest Black Community Gathering In San Diego County: Cooper Family Foundation Juneteenth Art &...
KPBS San Diego· 4 days agoOn Sept. 22, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, abolishing slavery in the...
Juneteenth celebration in Wichita Falls brings community together
Times Record News via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoMaj. Gen. Gordon Granger announced the freeing of slaves and the enforcement of their emancipation...
LIST: East Texas Juneteenth celebrations 2024
KETK Tyler via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTYLER, Texas (KETK) – Next Wednesday is June 19, also known as Juneteenth, a day that commemorates Black people being freed from slavery after the Civil...
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: A Musical Monument to Freedom
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoThe song, first performed in 1900 and known as the black national anthem, is an eloquent, optimistic...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which effectively...
Jennings parade, Ferguson children’s event mark Juneteenth
KTVI via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, a day on which enslaved African Americans learned of their...
Parades, poetry and a free Scarface concert: 12 ways to observe Juneteenth in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteeth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, over two years after...
Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism
Austin American-Statesman· 5 days agoRep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., a prominent supporter of former President Donald Trump, recently tried...
Opal Lee gets keys to new home on family’s Fort Worth lot
Dallas Morning News· 3 days agoOpal Lee hadn’t seen inside her new home Friday morning in Fort Worth as she rocked in a white chair...