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The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoIts origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S....
VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 11 hours agoEditor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...
Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoRobert E. Lee surrendered and the Union Army won the Civil War, and more than two years after then-U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation ...
IUN marks Juneteenth with reading of Emancipation Proclamation
Chicago Tribune· 6 hours agoAs the Sons of Veterans of the Civil War read the Emancipation Proclamation Monday, Indiana...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024 | CNN Business
CNN.com· 10 hours agoThis was more than two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Many...
Gainesville celebrates Juneteenth
The Gainesville Sun· 2 hours agoThe city of Gainesville celebrated with Journey to Juneteenth: The Jubilee downtown
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...
Why I Celebrate Juneteenth - And Response
The Chattanoogan· 4 hours agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary Emancipation< ...
