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What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
'The 29th of Illinois': Honoring the Black Civil War regiment connected to Juneteenth
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTazewell County honored the 11 residents who served with the 29th Colored Infantry during the Civil ...
Honoring a Black Catholic Civil War hero on Juneteenth
Catholic News Agency· 3 days agoCatholics should honor Capt. André Cailloux’s bold sacrifice, which his contemporaries believed decisively changed the outcome of the Civil War.
Military Book Review Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
Strategy Page· 7 days agoVaron begins by reviewing Longstreet’s Civil War record, from Second Bull Run Manassas, through Fredericksburg, Knoxville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and ...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 days agoRobert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, which all but ended the Civil War, a U.S. Army officer arrived in Galveston ...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation ...
'Strength and resilience': Carver Museum launches Juneteenth exhibit ahead of holiday
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 days agoRobert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, bringing an end to the Civil ...
THE CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH
Arizona Daily Sun· 4 days agoOn June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the bill that established Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, as a legal public holiday....
Watson: Reflecting on Juneteenth
The Longview News-Journal· 3 days agoOn June 19, 1865, about two months after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Va., Gordon Granger, a Union general, arrived in...
