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How to spend a week in the heart of American democracy
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoMajor renovations are underway, with a massive new education wing being funded by Amazon boss Jeff...
10 Days of Juneteenth Jubilee returns to Corpus Christi for seventh year
KIII Corpus Christi· 4 days agoJuneteenth is an important day, not only in America's history, but also in Texas history. Back in...
Here are 12 Juneteenth events around South Jersey
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863,...
Thousands of Navajos died on the 'Long Walk.' Their descendants still seek the truth
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“That is when we became another occupation of the American colonial government. We are still under...
Community, history and remembrance: Juneteenth events throughout the Hudson Valley
Times Herald-Record via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoRecognized as a federal holiday since 2020, Juneteenth commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States, when news of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation ...
Flint Juneteenth celebrations aim to cultivate culture, history and pride
MLive.com· 7 days agoGen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and told slaves of their emancipation -- two and a...
Turning STEM majors into educators to tackle a teacher shortage — and a ‘disconnect’
WUSF 89.7· 3 days agoHeavy oak doors adorned with wrought iron hinges make the entryway to this historic structure look...
Five Council Bluffs students to attend national history contest
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 2 days agoCouncil Bluffs sure has some outstanding history students. In fact, five of them will soon travel to...
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 19 hours agoGeneral Gordon Granger informed the enslaved individuals of Galveston, Texas, that they were officially free. Issued two and a half years after President Abraham ...
Where to celebrate and honor Juneteenth around the St. Louis metro
KSDK St. Louis· 5 days agoLouis City, County and the Metro East to honor the holiday. What is Juneteenth? This was two months after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia. Granger's announcement ...