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EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 4 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...
VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 4 days agoEditor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...
Emancipation Proclamation to go on permanent display at National Archives in 2026
NBC Washington· 2 days agoThe National Archives has put a date to last year's announcement that the Emancipation Proclamation...
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 days 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· 3 days agoIts origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S....
Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 5 days 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...
Sen. Tim Scott and Dr. Ben Carson host Juneteenth commemoration
KGNS Laredo TX· 4 days agoWASHINGTON (Gray DC) -[ANCHOR] Juneteenth is a holiday marking the end of slavery in America. To...
IUN marks Juneteenth with reading of Emancipation Proclamation
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoAs the Sons of Veterans of the Civil War read the Emancipation Proclamation Monday, Indiana...
Juneteenth is a celebration for all - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 4 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, freeing the slaves. It took ...
