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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 21 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated?
FOX 23 News Albany· 2 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
JUNETEENTH: What the holiday means to a Black FWFD firefighter
21Alive Fort Wayne· 11 hours agoCaptain Andrea Burton has worked for the Fort Wayne Fire Department for 22 years and this Juneteenth...
LET FREEDOM RING: Locals reflect on meaning of Juneteenth as celebrations for the holiday continue
Twin States News· 12 hours agoJune 19, 1865 is the day when over 250-thousand African Americans, still enslaved after the...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 2 days agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
Arizona Daily Star· 20 hours agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest federal holiday in 2021. Here’s what’s open and closed on ...
Juneteenth in Virginia: Local expert discusses the holiday and its meaning
WAVY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJune 19 is Juneteenth. The date commemorates when the last enslaved people in the United States...
Juneteenth across generations
The Purdue Exponent· 13 hours agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery, when Union troops in Texas on June 19, 1865, enforced the Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln had signed...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAdditionally, red fruits like strawberries and watermelon are eaten during the holiday because they...
