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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 10 hours 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· 11 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WXIA-TV Atlanta· 1 day 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· 2 days agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFollowing the House's decision, President Biden enacted the legislation the subsequent day. When did...
Juneteenth celebrations continue in Charleston for the official holiday - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 1 hour agoJuneteenth Committee Chair in Charleston Ray Whiting says that for many Americans, June 19th marks a...
Florida is behind the country in recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday
WINK TV Southwest Florida· 1 hour agoWhile other states are celebrating June 19, known as Juneteenth, with a paid day off from work,...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
‘It’s freedom, it celebrates freedom’: Evansville community honors Juneteenth
14 WFIE Evansville· 44 minutes agoJuneteenth, the federal holiday which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, was on...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 10 hours agoThe growth of Juneteenth as a paid day off for private companies has severely slowed three years after it became a federal holiday, according to a survey ...