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NOPHLIN | Freedom: News delayed, but not denied
Bristol Herald Courier· 9 hours agoMost of us didn’t know much about Juneteenth (June 19th) until recently, and some of us may still not know. Because while Juneteenth is the< ...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoJuneteenth -- short for June nineteenth -- marks the end of slavery in the & ...
Splaine: Juneteenth is about our future
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth this year comes on Wednesday, June 19. Since it became a federal holiday via the Juneteenth National Independence Act, it has grown in...
‘The Age of Reconstruction’ Review: A Global Emancipation
The Wall Street Journal· 22 hours agoAlthough Seward pursued a more amicable strategy in his purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Here's when the US commemorates the end of slavery
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAlthough Juneteenth has been unofficially celebrated for more than 150 years, the U....troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, to help free more than 250,000 ...
Byron Donalds implied Black people were better off under Jim Crow. So we checked.
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoOPINION: We fact-checked Republican Byron Donalds' claims about Black families, conservative values...
Create your own Juneteenth barbecue jubilee at home
USA Today· 18 hours agoA true celebration of independence for all Americans, Juneteenth is the oldest-known commemoration marking the end ...
Preview: Allensworth State Historic Park gears up for Juneteenth Celebration
Eyewitness News Bakersfield· 3 days agoColonel Allensworth State Historic Park is making final preparations as it prepares to host its...
Here’s what I tell teachers about how to teach young students about slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 days agoFew issues are as difficult to deal with in the classroom as slavery in the US. Here, a professor...
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 24 hours agoJuneteenth quickly gained traction across the country, with 59 percent of American adults reporting that they knew “a lot” or “some” about the& ...