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Essay winners: Juneteenth lets us remember nation's past while striving for better future
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoJust a few months prior, Abraham Lincoln had announced the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing those...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoJuneteenth, the country's youngest federal holiday, arrives next week. The day commemorates the day...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoAlthough the Emancipation Proclamation was signed two years earlier, it applied only to areas under...
Here are 8 ways to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday in Springfield
Gannett via AOL· 4 hours agoJuneteenth is Wednesday, June 19. The national holiday honors the day all enslaved people learned of...
In Galveston, one Juneteenth story is a family affair
Houston Chronicle· 3 hours agoWord of the Emancipation Proclamation, issued in January 1863, had absolutely reached Texas before...
Largest Black Community Gathering In San Diego County: Cooper Family Foundation Juneteenth Art &...
KPBS San Diego· 5 hours agoOn Sept. 22, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, abolishing slavery in the...
SENIOR LOOKOUT: Information for elders that can be trusted
Gloucester Daily Times· 4 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, stated that all...
Meet one of the founders of Minnesota's first Juneteenth celebration
CBS News· 13 hours agoCelebrations commemorating the end of slavery are spreading nationwide since Juneteenth became a...
'No right to an honest living': Juneteenth in Boston then and now - Boston Business Journal
The Business Journals· 4 hours agoJuneteenth marks the nation’s second Independence Day. On June 19, 1865, Union forces finally...
Throwback Thursday: The history of Juneteenth - WNKY News 40 Television
WNKY· 18 hours agoIn September of 1862, President Lincoln officially delivered what became known as the Emancipation ...