Fireside chat offers candid conversation with Wiley College President, Opal Lee
The Marshall News Messenger· 17 hours agoA candid fireside chat between Wiley College President Herman Felton Jr. and beloved alumna,...
Tennessee Senate approves Juneteenth as state holiday
WSMV Nashville· 20 hours agoState House will take up the bill in a subcommittee next week.
City of San Diego votes to give all city employees Juneteenth as paid holiday
KGTV San Diego· 4 days agoAll city employees will receive Juneteenth as a paid holiday this year. On Monday the San Diego City...
'And Still We Rise': Exhibit at Galveston's new Juneteenth museum tells powerful history
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGALVESTON — Let's dispense with one Juneteenth legend right away. Major Gen. Gordon Granger,...
Yuma NAACP hopes to grow Juneteenth celebration
The Yuma Sun· 2 days agoThe Yuma chapter of the NAACP is asking the city to support its Juneteenth celebration and maybe even adopt it as one of the city’s cultural festivals. Juneteenth ...
San Diego City Council makes Juneteenth a paid holiday for city employees
KPBS San Diego· 4 days agoThe San Diego City Council Tuesday made Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery, a paid...
Bill to make Juneteenth legal holiday set for Senate floor debate Thursday
WKRN Nashville· 3 days agoThe legislation that would make Juneteenth a legal holiday in Tennessee will be heard on the Senate...
The Tallulah Juneteenth Committee is looking for volunteers to help plan this year’s festivities
NBC 10 - FOX 14 Monroe· 1 day agoTALLULAH, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The city of Tallulah is requesting that all volunteers able and...
San Diego makes Juneteenth, celebration of slavery ending in America, a paid city holiday
U-T San Diego· 3 days agoSan Diego City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to makeJuneteenth, a celebration of the end...
TN Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth a paid holiday
WKRN Nashville· 2 days agoThe bill that would make Juneteenth a legal, paid holiday in Tennessee has cleared one chamber of...
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Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Cel-Liberation Day, is an American holiday celebrated on June 19. On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation— which had been issued on January 1, 1863— was read to enslaved African Americans in Texas by Gordon Granger. wikipedia.org
- 19-Jun
- Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Cel-Liberation Day, Emancipation Day
- Residents of the United States, especially African Americans, Mascogos
- Annual
- Emancipation of the last remaining enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy
- Exploration and celebration of African American history and heritage
- Ethnic, historical
