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· 1hWhat is Juneteenth? The meaning behind the June 19 federal holiday and how it's celebrated
Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions like discarding clothing worn during enslavement, the holiday has since grown beyond Texas and the South.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. It's celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the ...
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Juneteenth marks the moment Union troops arrived in Galveston to enforce emancipation, freeing a quarter million enslaved people in Texas in 1865. The Standard's Sean Saldana reports on how the city ...
Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty,” goes the lyric written in 1900 by ...
Several communities in the region have Juneteenth events, and at the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh, organizers say there is an ...
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See the Birthplace of Juneteenth in These Atmospheric Photos of Galveston, TexasA photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...
Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...
The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four ...
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