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Why We Celebrate Juneteenth
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoJuneteenth marks a joyous moment in American history — the finalemancipation of enslaved African Americans. This day, recognized every year on June 19,...
For the first time, Juneteenth is a free entry day at national parks
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was supposed to take effect on Jan. 1, 1863, freeing "all persons held...
Juneteenth: Historian sheds light on emancipation in Florida
CBS News· 5 days agoJuneteenth is widely recognized as the longest-running emancipation celebration, yet it is important...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 5 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
The Deeper Meaning Behind the Juneteenth Flag
Good Housekeeping via AOL· 5 days agoFirst celebrated in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, Juneteenth (also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Jubilee Day) celebrates the freedom of...
Emancipation Proclamation to go on permanent display at National Archives in 2026
NBC Washington· 3 days agoThe National Archives has put a date to last year's announcement that the Emancipation Proclamation...
Rye celebrates Juneteenth with day of service at town’s African American Cemetery
KLAX-TV· 11 hours agoJuneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5...
IUN marks Juneteenth with reading of Emancipation Proclamation
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoAs the Sons of Veterans of the Civil War read the Emancipation Proclamation Monday, Indiana...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
