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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJune 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the annual federal holiday recognizes the end of...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee of Texas honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 2 days ago"Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee was one of 19 recipients this year of the Presidential Medal of...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAlthough President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, many...
How Lincoln dealt with depression and found greatness
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhat do you credit President Lincoln with accomplishing? President Lincoln consistently ranks in...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 2 days agoNineteen people were awarded the highest civilian honor in the country.
Exhibit on emancipation at Williams College powerful, necessary
Albany Times Union· 6 days agoThe anchor is the 1862 executive order by Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, which has...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 2 days agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Guest Spot: The entire North Fork should celebrate Juneteenth - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 23 hours agoObserved on June 19, Juneteenth marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It commemorates the day in 1865 when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston ...