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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
Fox local via AOL· 6 days agoFollowing the House's decision, President Biden enacted the legislation the subsequent day. When did...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WBIR-TV Knoxville· 5 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 5 days agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
Is Publix open for Juneteenth? Is there mail delivery on the federal holiday? What to know
Tallahassee Democrat· 6 days agoJuneteenth arrives this week, and since it's a federal holiday, some government offices will be...
South Bend residents come together to 'ring with harmonies of Liberty' at Juneteenth event
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 53 minutes agoThe celebration was for Juneteenth, a federal holiday that marks June 19, 1865, the day enslaved...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Tallahassee Democrat· 5 days agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or the Second Independence Day,...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 5 days agoAlthough the holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” has long been celebrated in the Black American community, the...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...