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Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 6 hours agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
The Origins of Juneteenth and Why It Falls on June 19th
Time via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBut the real history is more complicated than that. On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln signed the...
Here’s what to know, where to go for Opal’s Walk on Juneteenth
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOpal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, will lead the community on June 19 in her annual 2.5-mile...
Juneteenth celebrations in metro Atlanta | 2024
Fox local via AOL· 6 days agoIn 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a law declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage...
Q&A: Retired Army colonel Dwayne Wagner talks about his Juneteenth poem for Military Review
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoJuneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865, when 250,000 enslaved people of African descent in Galveston,...
Sen. John P. Hale in Civil War Washington
New Hampshire Union Leader· 2 days agoRepublican Sen. John P. Hale of Dover campaigned for presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln of Illinois ahead of the national election on Nov. 6, 1860.
Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 1 day 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...
Alaskans celebrate Juneteenth as statewide holiday for the first time
Alaska News Source· 18 hours 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· 3 days agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...
QC Juneteenth Festival to be held at LeClaire Park Saturday
KWQC-TV 6 Davenport· 7 days agoDAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -The Friends of MLK in collaboration with the Lincoln Center (TMBC) are proud...
