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What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFor more information, visit thecojp.com. Events will continue throughout the weekend and through...
Old flags spark New Hampshire protests
New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester via Yahoo News· 7 days agoJun. 11—Some of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, carried flags from a time before we were even a nation, reading "Don't Tread on Me" and "An Appeal to Heaven." Others ...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 10 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Opinion: We need to celebrate Juneteenth — together
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoSlavery, as practiced in the United States and throughout history in other cultures, is one of humanity’s great shames, and it is right to celebrate its...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 1 day 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....
Americans celebrate Flag Day every year, a holiday born in Wisconsin
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoEach June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation’s most enduring symbol, celebrating ...
Remembering the 54th Massachusetts on Flag Day | RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics· 6 days agoWilliam Carney heard a familiar voice roar, “Forward 54th!” Dashing up a steep slope with sand...
End AP African American Studies? I don’t know how much more Black people in SC can take. | Opinion
The State via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt...a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in exchange for a Confederate Memorial Day and refers to it as...
Supreme Court’s Civil War callback: Justice is denied with historic Trump delay
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 days agoBut on February 15, 1869, the prosecution walked into a Richmond, Virginia court and asked to have...
Several central Ohio communities hosting Juneteenth celebrations
WBNS-10TV Columbus· 3 days agoOrganizations and communities across the city are planning events and celebrations in honor of...