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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 2 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
Celebrate Freedom With These 101 Inspiring Juneteenth Instagram Captions
Parade via AOL· 4 hours agoNational Independence Day Act. It’s celebrated annually on June 19th. Some people also call it...
Opinion: Juneteenth has a particularly poignant history in Utah. It’s our responsibility to tell the...
The Salt Lake Tribune· 1 hour agoThe Juneteenth holiday celebrates a crucial moment in the American struggle for freedom and justice....
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 4 hours agoLater efforts to make the observance a state holiday were blocked in part due to the state's own...
Here's what is open and closed on Juneteenth
CBS News· 16 minutes agoLike on other federal holidays, some services and stores may be closed today to commemorate the holiday. Juneteenth — also known as Freedom Day, ...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBefore Juneteenth was used as the official title of the holiday, it was often referred to as ...
Opinion: 6 Books that Explain the History and Meaning of Juneteenth
The 74 via Yahoo News· 19 hours ago‘On Juneteenth’ Combining history and memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s “On Juneteenth” offers a moving...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WKYC Cleveland· 18 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed today (June 19, 2024)? Walmart, Target, grocery stores
Birmingham News· 2 hours agoJune 19th – known as Juneteenth – is a federal holiday. Major retailers will remain open, however....
