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50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom
PureWow via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAlthough the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all enslaved people should be free in 1863,...
Vendors sought for Juneteenth celebration
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 53 minutes agoALBANY ─ The Albany Museum of Art is partnering with the Dougherty County School System for a Juneteenth Fine Arts Celebration from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on June 22 at the museum. In preparation for ...
Before Juneteenth came Florida's Emancipation Day - and Pensacola will celebrate
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"Most people have never heard about that,'' said Gulley, board president of the Ella L. Jordan African-American History...
Civil rights icon Opal Lee headed to Japan to share the story of Juneteenth, message of freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 1 day agoLee, 97, will spend 10 days abroad sharing her life story, the message of freedom, and the story of...
The Reason Behind Red Juneteenth Foods and Drinks Isn't So Straight Foward
Good Housekeeping· 6 days agoThe celebration marks the period in 1865 in which enslaved people in Galveston, Texas received the...
Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, reflects on life of activism, community
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoAn intimate crowd gathered at Southern Methodist University on Thursday to hear from Opal Lee, known...
Opal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' receives honorary degree from SMU
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhat is Juneteenth? When President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, to free enslaved African Americans, it took time ...
Civil War relics of Gen. William T. Sherman up for auction, bidding begins Tuesday
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“Many attribute Sherman’s victory with the Atlantic campaign and March to the Sea with allowing...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt is the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take over the state and ensure all...
Let leadership qualities drive your presidential vote
San Antonio Express-News· 2 days agoIn “Leadership in Turbulent Times,” author Doris Kearns Goodwin teaches us how four presidents —...
