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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 3 days 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...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Radio· 7 days agoJune 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day, is an American holiday celebrating the...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 4 days agoJuneteenth National Independence Day was launched to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S...all...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 3 days agoMany Americans have celebrated it annually for more than a century, even though the holiday was not...
Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWednesday will not be the first observance of Juneteenth in Michigan, but it will be the first time...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhy is it called Juneteenth? Juneteenth combines the words June, (the month when.... Is Juneteenth a...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHowever, instead of celebrating on June 19, the state observes the holiday on the third Friday of...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national ...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 3 days agoSo what is the origin of Juneteenth, how did it become a holiday and how can you celebrate it? What is Juneteenth? On 19 June...General ...