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What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoAs of 2021, Juneteenth is officially celebrated nationally on June the 19th. However, this day of...
Juneteenth: Where to celebrate in the Historic Triangle
Daily Press· 42 minutes agoThe holiday commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth, the country's youngest federal holiday, arrives next week. The day commemorates the day...
Opal Lee gets keys to new home on family’s Fort Worth lot
Dallas Morning News· 14 hours agoOpal Lee hadn’t seen inside her new home Friday morning in Fort Worth as she rocked in a white chair...
Canton to host Juneteenth celebration on June 15th
WXYZ-TV Detroit· 4 hours agoAnnual Canton Juneteenth celebration to include live entertainment, hustle lessons, a DJ, and the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoWhile President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier,...
Wichitans share the significance of Juneteenth
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Juneteenth is known as a day of freedom. It signifies the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery more...
Before Juneteenth, celebrations took place at different times
Daily Press· 46 minutes agoEmancipation Day, the forerunner of Juneteenth celebrations, was observed in Virginia on various...
Essay winners: Juneteenth lets us remember nation's past while striving for better future
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoJust a few months prior, Abraham Lincoln had announced the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing those...
Juneteenth: 5 events on the South Shore. Music, food, history and games
Gannett via AOL· 23 hours agoGen. Gordon Granger informed people in Galveston, Texas, that President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier had freed enslaved ...