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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
19 Action News Cleveland· 3 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...
Our Chicago: Celebrating Juneteenth across the city
ABC 7 Chicago· 6 days agoWednesday is Juneteenth. It marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people of African descent in Galveston, Texas learned that they were free. Perri Irmer is...
Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
After more than one try, West Virginia became a state of the union
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 20—Today is West Virginia Day, the anniversary of West Virginia becoming the nation's 35th state. To my knowledge, West Virginia is the only state that was created by seceding from an existing ...
Carter’s next potential milestone: First former president to see 100
Washington Post· 4 hours agoJimmy Carter has been in hospice care for 16 months, but continues to eat well and defy the odds as...
Louisville Juneteenth Festival celebrates freedom, history of African American community
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoThe event, which has food, vendors and entertainment, will continue until the evening with an after...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBiden said: "All Americans can feel the power of this day, and learn from our history." It was the...
Letters to the Editor: Readers discuss lack of Grand Island Cemetery upkeep, Willie Mays
Grand Island Independent· 23 hours agoThis year with new graves being covered with new sod, the rest of these areas look so bleak and...
Why do some Columbusites celebrate emancipation two months before Juneteenth?
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAnd some even celebrate it two months earlier. In fact, Gary Sprayberry, a history professor at...