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What's open and closed on Juneteenth? Here's what to know about post office, store hours
Gannett via AOL· 2 hours agoThis event occurred two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Juneteenth...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America.
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Gannett via AOL· 9 hours agoIt's also the fourth year that Florida has declined to make it a state holiday. What is Juneteenth? Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people ...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed on Wednesday? UPS, FedEx, banks, mail delivery, stock...
NJ.com· 3 hours agoJuneteenth 2024 is on Wednesday, June 19. It celebrates the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people...
9 Things People Don’t Know About Juneteenth
MediaFeed via AOL· 3 hours agoAt the time, the Civil War was raging. On June 19, 1865, 2½½ years after the Emancipation...
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
KGTV San Diego· 36 minutes agoThe Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed slaves, but it did not immediately end slavery in places such as Texas that remained under Confederate control ...
Kevin Lindsey on Juneteenth and the importance of remembering our stories
MPR News· 7 hours agoIt marks the date on June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black Americans in Texas finally learned of their...
Juneteenth is this Wednesday. Here's what will be open, closed in Massachusetts
Gannett via AOL· 13 hours agoIt was recognized as a Massachusetts state holiday in 2020, signed into law by the governor at the...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via AOL· 6 hours agoThat was two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, during the Civil War....
Juneteenth: Black Congress members from Ohio discuss progress and problems since holiday’s...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 2 hours agoIt took more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation for...