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Juneteenth, federal holiday
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A celebration of Black history and freedom, the day rose in prominence following the sweeping protests against racial ...
Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to ...
The city's oldest Juneteenth celebrations began 20 years ago, and events will reflect part of Lexington's 250-year heritage.
Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the emancipation of enslaved ...
The only known original copy of General Order No. 3, an 1865 decree that alerted enslaved people in Galveston of their ...
Because Juneteenth is now classified as a federal holiday, many government offices and services will be closed on Thursday.
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Juneteenth, recognized every year on June 19, marks the freedom of those once enslaved in the United States. On June 19, 1865 ...
Juneteenth celebrates a milestone in African American history. Do some, in and out of Washington, want to sweep that history ...
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