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Juneteenth is being celebrated around central Ohio in multiple ways. Here is your guide to celebrating America's second ...
The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four ...
Explore the history and meaning of Juneteenth through this engaging quiz featuring 30 multiple-choice questions with answers ...
Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...
On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger declared at Galveston, Texas, that "all slaves are free" by virtue of Lincoln's edict dated Jan. 1, 1863. It took more than two years to make the promise of ...
Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union ...
From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...
Communities across the country mark Juneteenth National Independence Day, which celebrates freedom with parades, panels and ...
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...
Juneteenth is observed on June 19. Here's what to know about the holiday's origins and how it became known as the nation's ...
Many banks will be closed on Thursday for Juneteenth, though ATMs and online banking will still be available. Major banks ...
Juneteenth is now a federal and state holiday, although Tallahassee has its own holiday on May 20th to honor the day the ...