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Juneteenth: The long road to becoming a federal holiday
The Hill via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSue Johnson was born and raised in Galveston, Texas, a city on the Gulf Coast. She still remembers...
How Juneteenth Became a National Holiday
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, marks the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day,...
These House Republicans opposed making Juneteenth a holiday two years ago
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe United States is celebrating Juneteenth as a national holiday for the second time on Monday. The...
Juneteenth is the national holiday, but Tennessee also celebrates on its Emancipation Day
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth is the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. But in...
Juneteenth 2023: What the Holiday Represents and How to Celebrate
ET Online via AOL· 11 months agoJuneteenth is just around the corner. The holiday -- named for and celebrated on June 19 --...
Juneteenth: An old holiday goes national, gains energy | Opinion
The Daily American via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAmid the chaos, bombast and debate generated by the pandemic, politics, and police-related protests...
Now a federal holiday, here's how to celebrate Juneteenth throughout Delaware this month
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they...
Juneteenth in Greenville, Anderson: Where to celebrate the holiday dedicated to freedom
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoGreenville and the surrounding area are celebrating Juneteenth with empowering programs such as job...
What's Juneteenth? Everything to know about holiday celebrating end of slavery in the US
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth, the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, is observed...
What Is Juneteenth? Here’s Everything You Need to know About the Federal Holiday
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe federal holiday is called Juneteenth as a combination of June and nineteenth. Celebrated on June...