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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOn June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
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...
How Lincoln dealt with depression and found greatness
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHe is probably best remembered for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
Pritzkers donate Lincoln's Civil War order to blockade Southern ports to state museum
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoOne of the most fateful documents of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency — and in all of American history — will go on public display this week at the legendary ...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEmancipation Day and Jubilee Day, takes place on June 19 each year, and commemorates the end of...
Guest Spot: The entire North Fork should celebrate Juneteenth - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 19 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 ...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 1 day agoOpal Lee grinned and pumped her arms in excitement Friday after President Joe Biden draped the...
“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...
ICIVICS AND THE WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION LAUNCH "BRIEF THE CHIEF," A NEW DIGITAL GAME...
WDTN-TV 2 Dayton· 6 days agoDeveloped in consultation with top historians and educational games experts, Brief the Chief gives students insight into American history by teaching them how Thomas Jefferson, Abraham ...