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Juneteenth recognizes the official emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, symbolizing the end of slavery ...
The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...
Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free. Here's ...
The state’s contribution brings the Juneteenth museum’s funds to $50 million — more than two-thirds of its $70 million goal.
The handbill that informed slaves in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President ...
June 19 will be one of just seven free entrance days in California national parks and forests. See where to go for the Juneteenth holiday.
Sikeston’s Juneteenth Fest runs Thursday, June 19, through Saturday, June 21, featuring gospel concerts, a formal ball, a car ...
The Lubbock community is welcome to celebrate Juneteenth this year at three different events. Host RealDealCares says “these ...
Javier Wallace is the son of a Black Panamanian immigrant and a Black Austinite. His family history shaped his experience ...
Salt Lake City officials and leaders from the Black community gathered to mark Juneteenth and to raise the city's controversial new Juneteenth-themed flag.
Juneteenth is about African American history. And what better way to celebrate than with four Paterson families that have pre-Civil War roots.