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What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoThis occurred two months after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered and the Union Army won the Civil War, and more than two years ...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoHistorical/Corbis via Getty Images The History of Juneteenth On June 19, 1865, more than two months after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee
3rd annual racial healing event to take place next weekend
Daily Press· 5 days agoTwo people who claim family connections to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will speak at the third...
Florida teacher’s license could be revoked after she supported Black Lives Matter and the changing...
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 6 days agoOutside the room where she taught English to mostly Black students at the former Robert E. Lee High...
Watson: Reflecting on Juneteenth
The Longview News-Journal· 16 hours agoOn June 19, 1865, about two months after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Va., Gordon Granger, a Union general ...
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoAmy Donofrio in front of Robert E. Lee High School Photo courtesy of the EVAC movement "Jesus...
Juneteenth goes unobserved by Florida state government
The Raw Story· 14 hours agoToday, June 19, or “Juneteenth,” commemorates the end of slavery in the defeated South. The date...
'Strength and resilience': Carver Museum launches Juneteenth exhibit ahead of holiday
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoRobert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, bringing an end to the Civil...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national...
