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The date is becoming more widely known due to the efforts of Black historians who have been sharing the date's importance ...
Short for “June Nineteenth,” the holiday marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to take control of the ...
Memphis festival aims to celebrate June 19, 1865, when enslaved Texans learned of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth has long been recognized and celebrated, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. But it didn't become a ...
The founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America brought Juneteenth to Kansas City in 1980. This year's celebrations include ...
Stacker examined historical documentation to explore Juneteenth's history and significance and to confute the most egregious ...
The Corpus Christi community gathered on Saturday for the NAACP’s Juneteenth Arts and Education Contest, using creativity to ...
As June 19 — better known as Juneteenth — approaches, several celebrations are happening across the Baytown area to ...
The city partnered with Juneteenth of Fairfield County on Saturday for its 33rd annual parade followed by the Harambee Festival. Juneteenth honors the day in 1865 when enslaved people were freed in ...
The Statesman has gathered 11 Juneteenth events to celebrate the state and federal holiday, from car shows to cookouts, in ...
Juneteenth Ohio Festival Genoa Park, 303 West Broad St., Columbus On June 21 and 22, the 28th annual Juneteenth Ohio Festival ...
Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates the delayed arrival of the Emancipation Proclamation news to enslaved people in Texas in 1865. While a significant step, the Emancipation ...