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Juneteenth recognizes the official emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, symbolizing the end of slavery ...
Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ...
Thursday, June 19, 2025, marks the annual federal holiday of Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the ...
Juneteenth falls on Thursday this week. The June 19 holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Texas to spread the news of the end of slavery in the United States. The ...
The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...
Juneteenth, which commemorates the legacy of emancipation, means that many government offices are to close amid celebrations.
Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.
Although many people observed the holiday on June 14 at the Juneteenth Festival at Martin Luther King park, there is still ...
June 19, 2025 marks 160 years since enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out they had been freed. INDIANAPOLIS — For ...
AMC theaters is offering a ticket deal to celebrate Juneteenth. The deal allows guests to see "Sinners" or a special early ...
Juneteenth, marked each year on June 19, commemorates one of the final acts of emancipation of slaves in the U.S.
While banks and other businesses are closed on the federal holiday of Juneteenth, there are several Chicago Juneteenth events ...