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VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 6 days agoIt wasn’t until June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas that the army...
Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoEliza Anderson, Deseret News On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln, became effective. The purpose...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth celebrates liberty
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 19—Juneteenth is all about emancipation — freedom. For Black Americans, Juneteenth is as much about liberty as the Fourth of July. While the Emancipation Proclamation ...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 6 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.
Gov. Holcomb issues proclamation in celebration of Juneteenth
ABC57 South Bend· 6 days agoIndiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced on Wednesday that he has signed a proclamation officially declaring June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth in Indiana. The holiday celebrates the day word of the ...
A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe county commissioner...by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger landed on the shores of Texas and began...
NAACP Hosts Juneteenth Celebration
The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record· 5 days agoWhile COVID-19 and declining membership stopped the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from hosting...
How Slavery Radicalized Lysander Spooner
Ludwig von Mises Institute· 6 days agoHow does a radical libertarian abolitionist attorney from the North go from passionately defending the United States Constitution–arguing that the document prohibited slavery from its ratification–to ...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee discusses her work to solidify the holiday
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 6 days agoMany Americans are taking time today to celebrate Juneteenth. President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation officially took effect on January 1, 1863, but ...
Black Market Reads explores health disparities in Black community
MinnPost· 6 days agoThis season of “Black Market Reads,” a podcast highlighting the work of Black authors, is focused on...
