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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 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· 7 days agoThe anchor is the 1862 executive order by Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, which ...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDay, takes place on June 19 each year, and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States....
Guest Spot: The entire North Fork should celebrate Juneteenth - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 2 days agoObserved on June 19, Juneteenth marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It commemorates the ...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 2 days agoNineteen people were awarded the highest civilian honor in the country.
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...
How Lincoln dealt with depression and found greatness
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhat do you credit President Lincoln with accomplishing? President Lincoln consistently ranks in...
Biden to award Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ with highest civilian honor
KXAN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential...
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...
Memphis residents say environmental racism prompted pollution ‘cesspool,' wreaking havoc
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThat campaign, which received public support from former Vice President Al Gore and actress-activist Jane Fonda, succeeded. After the ethylene oxide danger surfaced in 2022 ...