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What is Juneteenth? Here's the history of the newest federal holiday
Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free following the arrival of Union troops. The Civil War had ended on April 9, and the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued on January 1, 1863.
June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.
But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black ...
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Juneteenth flag ceremony held in North Las VegasJuneteenth, held every June 19, commemorates the day when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of ...
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Washington celebrates Juneteenth marking emancipation, Black perseveranceMy heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much,” said state Sen. John Lovick.
Kenosha marked Juneteenth with music, unity and celebration, as families gathered at Civic Park for the city’s fifth annual ...
The Blacks in Technology of Southwest Virginia put together a Juneteenth Celebration: A Day of Independence and Unity at the ...
Rev. Al Sharpton and filmmaker Spike Lee marked the holiday by speaking out about racial injustice, immigration reforms, and ...
Music could be heard throughout the Sioux City Public Museum on Thursday during Sioux City’s NAACP Juneteenth celebration.
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 to honor the slaves in Texas who were emancipated in 1865, more than two years ...
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