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It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed - after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at Sylvan Park, 601 N. University St. The free, ...
Juneteenth, which is short for “June Nineteenth”, celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, which is ...
The fourth annual Longmont Juneteenth Community Celebration is set to happen from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Roosevelt Park.
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, making it the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Families celebrate freedom with fun and fellowship at Alton Juneteenth event ...
Positive Brothers United and the NAACP Merced County branch, will host a Juneteenth Festival with food, games, music, trivia ...
Join San Antonio for heartfelt Juneteenth celebrations. Enjoy parades, concerts, markets, and immerse yourself in a rich ...
The Warren-Page branch of the NAACP will host its second annual Juneteenth celebration from noon to 7 p.m. at the gazebo on ...
Andrew Johnson famously freed his slaves on Aug. 8, 1863, but it would be another 18 months before Tennessee freed enslaved people statewide.
Enshrined as a Pennsylvania state holiday since 2019 and a federal one two years later, Juneteenth is a commemoration of June ...
Here is a list of events in Southern Colorado celebrating Juneteenth, acknowledging the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed they were free.