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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 7 days agoApproaching this year’s Juneteenth holiday, MassLive asked readers and staff to identify Black...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoTexas was the first state to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday in 1980. Other states followed suit...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTexas and informed 250,000 enslaved people across the state that they were free. To commemorate the...
LIST: Juneteenth events in Central Texas
KXAN via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoAbraham .... 1, 1863. Celebrations commemorating the day began the following year in Texas and spread to other areas of the South, the commission said. ...
Meet one of the founders of Minnesota's first Juneteenth celebration
CBS News· 6 hours agoCelebrations commemorating the end of slavery are spreading nationwide since Juneteenth became a...
Looking to celebrate Juneteenth? Here's a list of events happening across Texas
Austin American-Statesman· 13 hours agoJuneteenth was officially declared a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. This year, Juneteenth will be...
LIST: Juneteenth events in Central Florida
FOX 35 Orlando· 5 hours agoJuneteenth is the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. Next Wednesday marks 160 years of freedom.
What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday in South Carolina
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoCelebrations took place the next year primarily in Texas, and gradually spread to other states....
When and where are Juneteenth events happening in Central Texas?
KVUE-TV Austin· 12 hours agoSometimes called "Freedom Day," this federal holiday commemorates the moment when the final group of slaves were emancipated in the U.S.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Juneteenth celebrations in Tyler
KETK Tyler via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoTYLER, Texas (KETK) – In this From the Archives report from 2004, we go back to a Juneteenth celebration in Tyler. Former KETK reporter Aaron Smith spoke...
