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What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 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· 6 hours agoMany Americans have celebrated it annually for more than a century, even though the holiday was not...
Kansas celebrates Juneteenth, and ongoing fight for equality, for first time as state holiday
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 57 minutes agoLewis, the superintendent of Lawrence Public Schools who serves on the Kansas African American...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 1 day agoJuneteenth National Independence Day was launched to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S...all...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 6 hours 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 ...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national ...
Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoWednesday will not be the first observance of Juneteenth in Michigan, but it will be the first time...
Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. commemorate the abolition of slavery
Scripps News via AOL· 48 minutes agoThe U.S. is marking the national holiday of Juneteenth on Wednesday, which commemorates the...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
Today· 9 hours agoOn that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000...