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Community members gathered at the Historic Douglass High School in Leesburg on Monday to raise the Juneteenth flag and ...
Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery, is a US federal holiday. President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence ...
He used that point to illustrate the importance of keeping alive the spirit of the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Lincoln issued on Jan. 1, 1863. The executive order gave freedom to ...
The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's ...
The city will celebrate Juneteenth this year under the theme of freedom and unity, according to the Juneteenth Community Collaboration Committee. Juneteenth is known as the final Independence Day for ...
This is another reference to slavery, which was ended by the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment. The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in ...