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What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThough Juneteenth celebrations were documented as early as 1866, it wasn't until...American holiday,...
What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoAs of 2021, Juneteenth is officially celebrated nationally on June the 19th. However, this day of...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoWhile President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier,...
Military Book Review Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
Strategy Page· 1 hour agoVaron begins by reviewing Longstreet’s Civil War record, from Second Bull Run Manassas, through Fredericksburg, Knoxville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and ...
Wichitans share the significance of Juneteenth
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoWichita State University Professor Dr. Kevin Harrison...Harrison. He says not enough people know about the annual celebration marking the end of slavery...
Juneteenth 2024: Your guide to celebrations in DC, Maryland and Virginia - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 8 hours agoA little history: in 1865, a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved African...
'Manhunt' star: Lincoln's assassination is still a call to protect democracy
Los Angeles Times· 1 day agoIt was Stanton, one of Lincoln’s former rivals, who led the charge to track down Booth (played in...
‘Manhunt’ Composer Bryce Dessner on Scoring Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination With ‘Dark Twisted...
Variety· 4 days agoEarly in the process, showrunner and creator Monica Beletsky sought Dessner...sound. The seven-part...
LIST: East Texas Juneteenth celebrations 2024
KETK Tyler via Yahoo News· 13 hours 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 ...
Review: Erik Larson's 'Demon of Unrest' challenges inevitability of the Civil War
The Post and Courier· 6 days agoAn understanding of the stories behind momentous events often suffers from the consequences of those...
