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The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMany Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in...
Local events to celebrate Juneteenth and Emancipation Day
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, will be celebrated in various ways in Gainesville...
Juneteenth — Freedom Day — marked in Worcester County
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth will be observed as a federal, state and municipal holiday June 20. This is the second...
Juneteenth became a federal holiday two years ago. What does the day commemorate?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCorrection: A previous version of this story misstated the year the 13th Amendment was passed. In...
Everything you need to know about Juneteenth in North Jersey
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when news that slavery had been abolished reached Galveston,...
A food historian explains why the color red plays an important role during Juneteenth celebrations
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJuneteenth originated on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, when federal Union troops ensured...
My great-grandfathers fought with the US Colored Troops, Juneteenth is a reunification day
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe emancipation of four million enslaved Africans in 1865 secured by the Union victory in the Civil...
What's closed and what's open on Juneteenth 2023
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMonday, June 19, marks the third time Juneteenth is observed nationwide as a federal holiday. A commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States,...
Why Juneteenth Deserves The Highest Respect, Reverence And Regard
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn July 19, 2021, President Biden signed legislation declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday....
Juneteenth 2023 Events Across America
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs Juneteenth approaches, communities across the United States prepare to commemorate the significant milestone of emancipation. This annual celebration,...
