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Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDr. Tim Goler, a professor of urban affairs and sociology courses and director...to June 19, 1865 –...
The Origins of Juneteenth and Why It Falls on June 19th
Time via Yahoo News· 14 hours ago“Many people assume that freedom began with the Emancipation Proclamation and think of Lincoln as...
For the first time, Juneteenth is a free entry day at national parks
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was supposed to take effect on Jan. 1, 1863, freeing "all persons held...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 7 hours agoJuneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free....
Opinion: We need to celebrate Juneteenth — together
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoWhile Americans have bickered over other commemorations in recent years — Columbus Day and Presidents Day in particular — Juneteenth seems like one we...
Imagining liberation, expanding ideas of freedom on Juneteenth
Hartford Courant· 8 hours agoSince that first anniversary when enslaved Black people finally received news of the Emancipation ...
What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMany schools around the nation do not teach students about Juneteenth or other important events in...
Are banks and the post office open on Juneteenth 2024?
NBC Washington· 8 hours agoFor generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of the darkest chapters in U.S. ...
Kevin Lindsey on Juneteenth and the importance of remembering our stories
MPR News· 8 hours agoIt marks the date on June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black Americans in Texas finally learned of their...
Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 19 hours agoIt was actually a series of celebrations—or jubilees, as these were known—over two extraordinary months, with the largest occurring on June 11, a month...