Americans across the country celebrated the federal holiday commemorating the day the last group of enslaved African Americans were informed they were free. June 19, dubbed Juneteenth, reflects on a ...
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What is Juneteenth? The meaning behind the June 19 federal holiday and how it's celebrated
June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth ...
This year brings the 160th anniversary of June 19, 1865, a major turning point in the fight to end slavery in the U.S. Juneteenth marks the day — June 19, 1865 — when some of the last enslaved Black ...
Often called "America's second Independence Day" or "Black Independence Day," Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is celebrated annually every June 19 and is the first ...
A view of a section of the 1865 Juneteenth General Order No. 3 that is displayed by the Dallas Historical Society at the Fair Park Hall of State in Dallas on June 6. It was 160 years ago that enslaved ...
The museum’s special programming targeted visitors who may not have known about America’s second independence day and the people behind it. Zoe, 2, shows off the Juneteenth flag she made while ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Gov. JB Pritzker made Juneteenth a state holiday Wednesday. Juneteenth, which falls on Saturday, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Pritzker signed the legislation ...
Clad in a striking peach outfit color-coordinated right down to her fingernails and taking no prisoners, Vallejo’s first poet laureate blasted out her poem “Galveston” at the Juneteenth flag-raising ...
Amid an effort to scrub the commemoration of the history of slavery and racism from national parks, dozens gathered in ...
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