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Rye celebrates Juneteenth with day of service at town’s African American Cemetery
KLAX-TV· 18 hours agoJuneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5...
EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 5 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIts origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S....
IUN marks Juneteenth with reading of Emancipation Proclamation
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoAs the Sons of Veterans of the Civil War read the Emancipation Proclamation Monday, Indiana...
VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 5 days agoEditor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...
Emancipation Proclamation to go on permanent display at National Archives in 2026
NBC Washington· 4 days agoThe National Archives has put a date to last year's announcement that the Emancipation Proclamation...
Opinion: Juneteenth is a reminder of how far we've come
Yakima Herald-Republic· 2 days agoJuneteenth memorializes June 19, 1865, the day word of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation ...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after ...
Why I Celebrate Juneteenth
The Chattanoogan· 5 days agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary
Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 7 days agoIt took place in New Orleans in the summer of 1864 to celebrate the day of liberation for the enslaved people living in the 13 Louisiana parishes...
