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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 5 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...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn June 2021, an overwhelming majority in the House of Representatives, with a vote tally of 415 to...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 5 days agoMany Americans have celebrated it annually for more than a century, even though the holiday was not...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated?
WJHL· 6 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national ...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 7 days agoAlthough the holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” has long been celebrated in the Black American community, the...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
Today· 6 days agoOn that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000...
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday visits New Jersey
North Platte Telegraph· 5 days agoDr. Opal Lee, 97, was instrumental in getting Juneteenth declared a national holiday in 2021.
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 7 days agoJuneteenth National Independence Day was launched to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.—but...