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Emancipation Proclamation to go on permanent display at National Archives in 2026
NBC Washington· 13 hours agoThe National Archives has put a date to last year's announcement that the Emancipation Proclamation...
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...
Police say 15 shot during Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California
KY3 Springfield· 11 hours agoFifteen people were shot after an illegal “sideshow” took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in...
From emancipation to remembrance: Bristol confronts its painful past
WCYB NBC 5· 1 day agoWednesday was June 19, also known as Juneteenth. It marks the day when word of the Emancipation ...
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 ...
...What Had Already Been The Law Of The Land For Two And A Half Years — The Emancipation ...
Sierra Sun Times· 2 days agoPresident Joe Biden Proclaims Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth Day of Observance – Says, “The Army Arrived In Texas To Enforce What Had Already Been The Law Of The Land For Two And A ...
Black music celebrated at annual Juneteenth breakfast in Gainesville
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoFlorida’s Emancipation Day recognizes when Union Brig. Gen. Edward M. McCook formally announced...
Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEliza Anderson, Deseret News On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln, became effective. The purpose...
In Sacramento, literacy is still a giant hurdle to achieving equality for all | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment provided access to civil rights, but literacy...
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
