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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 6 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 6 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United< ...
A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe holiday’s roots trace back to June 19, 1865, when U.S. troops led by Maj...to the U.S....
Juneteenth: Biddy Mason Memorial Park
KTLA-TV Los Angeles· 6 days agoJune 19 is Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day. It is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated ...
The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they mean
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThat banner with a bursting star in the middle is the Juneteenth Flag, a symbolic representation of ...
Is there mail on Juneteenth? Post Office, UPS, FedEx open hours
Newsweek· 7 days agoJust days before the 2021 celebration, on June 16, President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by...
Eugene community celebrates Juneteenth
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoThe date became a federal holiday in 2021 and the Oregon legislature passed House Bill...the same ...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBut interest in the date was renewed in the 1960s with the civil...Juneteenth ...
The Juneteenth flag is flying over Milwaukee right now. What is it, and what does it represent?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe star also represents the freedom of Black people in all 50 states. The..., many versions < ...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe state's Stop Woke Act bans...that a person is either oppressed or privileged because of their...