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What's open and closed on Juneteenth? Here's what to know about post office, store hours
Gannett via AOL· 3 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· 9 hours agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 12 hours agoJuneteenth is the newest federal holiday and the first one established since Martin Luther King Jr....
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
Scripps News via AOL· 2 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed slaves, but it did not immediately end slavery in places...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed on Wednesday? UPS, FedEx, banks, mail delivery, stock...
NJ.com· 4 hours agoJuneteenth 2024 is on Wednesday, June 19. It celebrates the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people...
Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery
Olean Times Herald· 6 hours agoIt recognizes and celebrates a profound milestone in American history — the declaration of freedom for an entire race of American people who had been...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Gannett via AOL· 11 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 ...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThat was two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, during the Civil War....
Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
NPR· 15 hours agoJune 19th commemorates the fall of slavery in Galveston in 1865 — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation ordered the liberation of Black people held ...
Sen. Tim Scott and Dr. Ben Carson host Juneteenth commemoration
KGNS Laredo TX· 3 hours agoWASHINGTON (Gray DC) -[ANCHOR] Juneteenth is a holiday marking the end of slavery in America. To...