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Emancipation Proclamation to go on permanent display at National Archives in 2026
NBC Washington· 1 day agoThe National Archives has put a date to last year's announcement that the Emancipation Proclamation...
VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 3 days agoEditor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...
EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 3 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...
IUN marks Juneteenth with reading of Emancipation Proclamation
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoAs the Sons of Veterans of the Civil War read the Emancipation Proclamation Monday, Indiana...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIts origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S....
Mapped: Emancipation Proclamation to Juneteenth
Axios· 2 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the day when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free 2½½ years after the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation ...
Juneteenth is a celebration for all - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 3 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, freeing the slaves. It took ...
Black music celebrated at annual Juneteenth breakfast in Gainesville
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFlorida’s Emancipation Day recognizes when Union Brig. Gen. Edward M. McCook formally announced...
ByGone Muncie: The memorable Emancipation Day celebration of 1898
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn the late 19th century, some Black communities in the North memorialized Emancipation on January...
