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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJune 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
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...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 6 days agoA combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the annual federal holiday recognizes the end of...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
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...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 3 days agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...
The beauty of hate: A literary analysis of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Euphoria’
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOPINION: Kendrick Lamar’s latest beef ballad elevates the diss record subgenre to an art form, and...
Exhibit on emancipation at Williams College powerful, necessary
Albany Times Union· 7 days agoThe anchor is the 1862 executive order by Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, which has...
Guest Spot: The entire North Fork should celebrate Juneteenth - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 1 day 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 ...
April marks the beginning and end of the American Civil War
Daily Press· 7 days agoApril is a good time to explore local sites that focus on the American Civil War, which began on...