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Here’s what to know, where to go for Opal’s Walk on Juneteenth
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOpal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, will lead the community on June 19 in her annual 2.5-mile...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 19 hours agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
Media Tip Sheet: Commemorating Juneteenth | Newswise
Newswise· 2 days agoJuneteenth dates back to June 19, 1865, when slaves in Galveston, Texas were given the news that they were freed by President Abraham Lincoln, more than ...
The Origins of Juneteenth and Why It Falls on June 19th
Time via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBut the real history is more complicated than that. On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln signed the...
Alaskans celebrate Juneteenth as statewide holiday for the first time
Alaska News Source· 1 day agoJuneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved Africans in Texas were finally told they were...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...
Juneteenth in Rapid City: Schedule changes and facility closures
KNBN Rapid City· 3 days agoIn observance of Juneteenth Freedom Day on Wednesday, June 19, there will be adjustments to city services and schedules in Rapid City. The Rapid City Landfill will be closed, and trash collection ...
9 Things People Don’t Know About Juneteenth
MediaFeed via AOL· 11 hours agoAt the time, the Civil War was raging. On June...
10 Films and TV Shows to Watch on Juneteenth
Rotten Tomatoes· 24 hours agoJuneteenth is about liberation. On June 19, 1865, two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, Union troops announced to nearly 250,000...
Q&A: Retired Army colonel Dwayne Wagner talks about his Juneteenth poem for Military Review
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoJuneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865, when 250,000 enslaved people of African descent in Galveston,...
