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What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which effectively...
Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoSinger said that during this time, an estimated 250,000 people were kept enslaved in Texas despite...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 day agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...
Why do some Columbusites celebrate emancipation two months before Juneteenth?
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoGranger’s words were based on the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been put into effect by...
What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAs of 2021, Juneteenth is officially celebrated nationally on June the 19th. However, this day of...
A Juneteenth history lesson, remembrance at Civil War soldier's grave site in Riverhead
Newsday· 12 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation, which liberated the enslaved in rebelling states, had gone into...
Thousands come together in Aurora to celebrate Juneteenth
Chicago Tribune· 3 hours agoJuneteenth – officially celebrated on June 19 – commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. While...
Throwback Thursday: The history of Juneteenth - WNKY News 40 Television
WNKY· 3 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln and the Union were at war with the Confederacy, whose economy was heavily...
Here's what you should know about Juneteenth
KING5 Seattle· 7 hours agoJuneteenth is considered the longest-running African American holiday and has been called the country’s second Independence Day.
Juneteenth 2024: Here's when and where you can celebrate the holiday across Oklahoma
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe general's proclamation came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Jan....