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Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 15 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...
Juneteenth celebration in Wichita Falls brings community together
Gannett via AOL· 4 hours agoMaj. Gen. Gordon Granger announced the freeing of slaves and the enforcement of their emancipation...
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 celebrations in metro Atlanta | 2024
Fox local via AOL· 5 days agoThe holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the end of slavery, more than two years...
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...
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...
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...
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...
