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Get ready for Juneteenth ICT and federal holiday
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in America. The term is a blend of the words June and 19. In January 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared...
Juneteenth: Rockland honors Arlene Clinkscale, NY's 1st Black woman schools superintendent
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoCrow South, started with a lesson on the significance of Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates when...
Malverne schools' Juneteenth Jubilee commemorates 'the story of our history'
Newsday· 1 day agoJuneteenth marks when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865 — two months...
What to know about Juneteenth festivities in Pueblo this month
The Pueblo Chieftain via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoBrown to speak about the journey from 'Freedom's Eve' to Juneteenth at Pueblo Heritage Museum...
Events throughout the week mark Juneteenth 2024 in the Quad-Cities
Quad-City Times· 10 hours agoJuneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating when, on June 19, 1865, the Union Army arrived in...
Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoIn the North, Black people "voted for Republicans as the party of Abraham Lincoln who ‘freed the...
Here's our big list of Juneteenth things to do in North Jersey
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to give enslaved Black people the news that their...
Ford's Theatre Annual Gala Celebrates President Lincoln's Legacy With Performances & More
Broadway World· 3 days agoFord's Theatre Society celebrated the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln at its Annual Gala on Sunday evening, June 9, 2024, at Ford's Theatre. Learn more about the event.
Celebrate Juneteenth at these Central Florida events
WKMG ClickOrlando· 12 hours agoSlavery was federally outlawed when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, freeing all captive African Americans ...
Celebrate Juneteenth in Stamford with NBA legend John Starks, a parade at Mill River Park and more
Stamford Advocate· 13 hours agoJuneteenth honors the day in 1865 when enslaved people were freed in Galveston, Texas — the last...
