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     Rye celebrates Juneteenth with day of service at town’s African American Cemetery

     KLAX-TV· 8 hours ago

     Juneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5...

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     Opinion: Juneteenth is a reminder of how far we've come

     Yakima Herald-Republic· 2 days ago

     Juneteenth memorializes June 19, 1865, the day word of PresidentAbraham Lincoln’s Emancipation ...

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     What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday

     WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 5 days ago

     It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after...

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     EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette

     Texarkana Gazette· 5 days ago

     President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...

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     VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation

     Dayton Daily News· 5 days ago

     Editor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...

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     How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title

     CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 days ago

     Its origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S....

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     Emancipation Proclamation to go on permanent display at National Archives in 2026

     NBC Washington· 3 days ago

     The National Archives has put a date to last year's announcement that the Emancipation Proclamation...

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     IUN marks Juneteenth with reading of Emancipation Proclamation

     Chicago Tribune· 4 days ago

     As the Sons of Veterans of the Civil War read the Emancipation Proclamation Monday, Indiana...

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     Before Juneteenth

     The Atlantic· 7 days ago

     It took place in New Orleans in the summer of 1864 to celebrate the day of liberation for the enslaved people living in the 13 Louisiana parishes...

10. • Mapped: Emancipation Proclamation to Juneteenth

      Axios· 4 days ago

      Juneteenth commemorates the day when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free 2½½ years after the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation ...