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When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoTherefore, it took until June 19, 1865, for slaves in Texas to be freed. Slavery in America was...
Juneteenth falls on a Wednesday this year. Do feds get the day off?
Federal Times· 16 hours agoTexas became the first state to make Juneteenth an official government holiday in 1979, decades...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Here's when the US commemorates the end of slavery
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoAs time passed, communities developed different traditions for the holiday. Juneteenth celebrations spread across the U.S. as families migrated from < ...
Bay Area Juneteenth events
KRON via Yahoo News· 9 hours ago(KRON) — The Juneteenth holiday honors the emancipation of the last remaining enslaved Black Americans in the United States, including those last...
Preview: Allensworth State Historic Park gears up for Juneteenth Celebration
Eyewitness News Bakersfield· 19 hours agoColonel Allensworth State Historic Park is making final preparations as it prepares to host its...
Juneteenth 2024: Events in, near Baton Rouge
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry proclaimed that Juneteenth Day would take place on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as a legal state holiday to honor the day Black...
CT city recognizes Juneteenth as official holiday
Hartford Courant· 17 hours agoThe city of Hartford has added Juneteenth as a paid holiday, one of just a few municipalities in the state to do so. Connecticut added ...
Rhode Island To Celebrate Juneteenth As A State Holiday
Black Enterprise· 6 days agoRhode Island will celebrate Juneteenth as a state holiday for the first time in its history. In...
What and when is Juneteenth? A beginner's guide to the holiday
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoJuneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas on January 1, 1980, led by African American state< ...
‘Unity and togetherness:’ Longest-running Charlotte Juneteenth event aims to teach, inspire
Charlotte Observer· 13 hours agoJune 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday marking June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston...