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What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoEnslavers were responsible for telling enslaved people they were free, but many ignored the order. ...
Southern Baptist Convention disdains female ministers, but merit should eclipse misogyny
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoFrom the Civil War to the 19th Amendment to the Civil Rights Movement, the arc of history has...
Local organizer explains origins of Juneteenth
WIBW Topeka· 7 hours agoThe newest federal holiday recognized by the United States government, Juneteenth, has a storied history. “Major Granger after the Civil War went to the...
Black Civil War Reenactment
The Herald Journal· 1 day agoCivil War reenactor Richard Wilder demonstrates how cavalry troopers carried their Sharps carbines during the Civil War</ ...
How Scholz Garten, Texas' oldest business, keeps up with modern Austin - Austin Business Journal
The Business Journals· 3 days agoIn 1866, 22 years before the Texas Capitol opened its doors, Scholz Garten became a public bar where...
With new rules, the Texas GOP seeks to keep its elected officials in line
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 2 hours agoSign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the...
Juneteenth events begin this weekend
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoOn June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the Civil War was over and slavery abolished, more than two ...
African American History Museum founder giving Juneteenth talk
The Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn. via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoFletcher said Juneteenth marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865, and made sure enslaved people were free according to the laws after the < ...
When did Kentucky actually abolish slavery? A lot later than you think.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoGrant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. June 19, 1865: Gen. Gordon Granger delivers General...
Events throughout the week mark Juneteenth 2024 in the Quad-Cities
Quad-City Times· 19 hours agoThe announcement finally put into full effect the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham...
