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'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOn the steps of what is now the Knott House Museum, where the Emancipation Proclamation was first...
A 97 year old visionary to visit Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican· 22 hours agoIn 1939, a 10-year-old girl’s family purchased a home in a white neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas, underestimating the level of local racial animosity.
Jacksonville holds 4th annual celebration of Florida’s Emancipation Proclamation Day
FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville· 4 days agoOrganizers...News Jax they incorporated songs and dances of freedom for this year’s event. “Hereby,...
Gov. Andy Beshear signs Juneteenth and CROWN Act executive orders
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoCouncil previously passed its own version of the act in 2021 by including hairstyles as part of the...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
WRBL Columbus· 1 day agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
Takeaways from Tallahassee — Celebration time
Florida Politics· 7 days agoWhile June 19 is the official federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, Gen. Edward McCook first read the Emancipation ...
Civil War tablets honoring Amherst veterans help open high schoolers’ eyes to unsung Black history
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 14 hours agoAfrican American soldiers from Amherst who served in the famed 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment...
100 objects that make Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe over 135-mile multi-use trail traverses throughout Milwaukee County and is beloved by cyclists, runners, walkers, birders, skateboarders,...
The history of Milwaukee's Juneteenth flag
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMilwaukee’s annual Juneteenth celebration is one of the country’s oldest. The red, white and blue flag is one of our 100 objects that make Milwaukee.
Why Barbecue Became Significant To Juneteenth Celebrations
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSince the holiday's inception in 1865, barbecue has been a part of Juneteenth celebrations, whether...
