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Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...
Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...
Syracuse's own Juneteenth celebrations date back decades, with local Black communities calling it "our Fourth of July." ...
Clint Smith, author of "How the Word Is Passed," explains the history behind Juneteenth and why its 2021 recognition as a ...
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Here's some of ...
It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...
Juneteenth, which commemorates the legacy of emancipation, means that many government offices are to close amid celebrations.
For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history’s darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...