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What's the history of Juneteenth? Is it a federal holiday this year?
Juneteenth, which is short for “June Nineteenth”, celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” honors the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston,
Guide to understanding Juneteenth holiday
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.
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Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to know.
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The Salisbury-Rowan NAACP is gearing up for a special rendition of its annual Juneteenth Celebration, adding events such as ...
Saturday afternoon in Aurora, the African American Men of Unity hosted its 24th annual Juneteenth celebration, a community-wide, four-hour party at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park at 51 N.
Forest Park, Ohio, is hosting a Juneteenth celebration at the Senior Center Hall, featuring lunch and a documentary screening, to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S.
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The 2025 Black Wall Street Block Party is a Juneteenth celebration organized by the Salem-Keizer National Association for the ...
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