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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...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 4 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWednesday will not be the first observance of Juneteenth in Michigan, but it will be the first time...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via AOL· 4 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 5 days agoholiday, named after a contraction of the date "June Nineteenth," commemorates the events of June 19...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 4 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
South Bend residents come together to 'ring with harmonies of Liberty' at Juneteenth event
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 38 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,...
Kansas celebrates Juneteenth and ongoing fight for equality — for first time as state holiday
Lawrence Journal-World· 4 days agoAnthony Lewis says Juneteenth is a time to reflect on progress made in the fight for civil rights...
Juneteenth could become a paid state holiday next year
Anchorage Daily News· 5 days agoThe Alaska Legislature earlier this year passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, a June 19th...