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The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the ...
The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe delayed arrival of freedom in Texas Texas voted to secede from the Union on Feb. 23, 1861, and...
Virginia school board sued after reinstating Confederate leaders' names at two public high schools
Fox News· 6 days agoVirginia NAACP President Rev. Cozy Bailey called the reversal the state's "commitment to White...
Juneteenth: What's open, what's closed? Will you get mail delivery, trash pickup Wednesday?
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoJuneteenth not a state holiday in SC: Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,'...
The Virginia NAACP Files Lawsuit Against School Board Ruling To Reinstate Confederate Leaders’ Names
Blavity via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe NAACP Virginia State Conference and others have filed a federal lawsuit against the decision to...
Fairbanks celebrates Juneteenth with festival at Bernice Allridge Park
KTVF Fairbanks· 3 days agoAfter hundreds of years of slavery in North America, the Union defeated the recently seceded < ...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued...which effectively freed enslaved persons in the ...
Confederate names make comeback, triggering lawsuits
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA Virginia school district was sued this week after it restored Confederate military names for two buildings, foreshadowing a broader battle that is...
Indiana House Republicans want Confederate Memorial reinstalled at Arlington National Cemetery
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 3 days agoThe seven Republicans representing Indiana in the U.S. House each voted in favor of a plan to...
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Augusta-area residents need to know
Gannett via AOL· 14 hours agoJuneteenth is a holiday marking slaves in Texas learning in 1865 that they had been freed by ...