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In Galveston, one Juneteenth story is a family affair
Houston Chronicle· 1 day agoRoy Collins III hopes Saturday’s upcoming lecture at Galveston’s Rosenberg Library, History of...
Juneteenth: Where to celebrate in the Historic Triangle
Daily Press· 59 minutes agoThere are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in the Historic Triangle starting today and into...
Opal Lee gets keys to new home on family’s Fort Worth lot
Dallas Morning News· 15 hours agoOpal Lee hadn’t seen inside her new home Friday morning in Fort Worth as she rocked in a white chair...
ABC13 obtains Galveston city manager's memo shedding light on investigation into Park Board worker
ABC13 Houston· 4 days agoABC13 obtained new documents showing that the Galveston police chief fears a park board worker's...
Juneteenth events in Tri-Cities honor end of slavery, celebrate Black freedom
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe holiday commemorates the emancipation of slaves in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. It’s a...
Texas Mom Was Found Hanging from a Dock. Police Believe It Was a Staged Suicide and Suspect Foul...
People via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAs of June 11, KHOU, KTRK and The Daily News of Galveston County report that police are...
Juneteenth celebrations and more things to do this weekend at the Jersey Shore
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to take control of...
5 Things to know: Grayson County Juneteenth - Herald Democrat
The Herald Democrat· 3 days agoJuneteenth refers to June 19, 1865, the day soldiers arrived at the Port of Galveston informing enslaved people about President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation ...
Things to Do in Pueblo this weekend: D-Day exhibit, punk rock, trivia and Father's Day fun
The Pueblo Chieftain via Yahoo News· 2 days agoProclamation wouldn’t take full effect until its ratification two years later when it would be...
Here's our big list of Juneteenth things to do in North Jersey
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOn June 19, 1865, Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to give enslaved Black...