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Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation ...
EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 1 day agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...
Gainesville celebrates Juneteenth
The Gainesville Sun· 14 hours agoThe city of Gainesville celebrated with Journey to Juneteenth: The Jubilee downtown
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 16 hours 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...
Historian highlights Juneteenth’s ties to Colorado history that are often overlooked
Summit Daily News· 8 hours agoPresident Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, a promise to free all enslaved African...
Salem community celebrates Juneteenth
Gannett via AOL· 8 hours agoThe date became a federal holiday in 2021 and the Oregon legislature passed House...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024 | CNN Business
CNN.com· 22 hours agoGordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, proclaiming that enslaved African...
Opinion | In 1858, Lincoln made a mistake. President Biden, don’t make the same one.
Washington Post· 22 hours agoCan he turn the election into a referendum on democracy — and win? The answer might depend on...
Understanding history of Juneteenth; federal holiday since 2021
WITI via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt's American history," said Tommie Boudreaux, who is with the Galveston Historical Foundation....