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Juneteenth turns 160 years old. Officially recognized as a federal holiday in 2021—becoming America’s 11th national ...
The Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated amongst Black communities for over one-and-a-half centuries. The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that the end of slavery was announced in ...
The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in ...
Even though Juneteenth may not be celebrated as widely this year, it's encouraging to see that Houston, which plays  an ...
Hundreds gathered on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Tyler on Saturday morning to celebrate freedom, heritage, and resilience during the city’s annual Juneteenth parade.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate when the last known slaves were freed two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. For Ricky Sherifield, ...
The sale, organized by the Old Greenwich Merchants Association, is from Thursday to Sunday. Visitors can expect live ...
Someone will get a chance to own two literal pieces of American history. The post Documents that Lincoln signed to end ...
The proclamation emphasized the significant role of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in shaping the nation, stating, “Throughout our history, the United States has been strengthened by the ...
Two era-defining documents that ended slavery and reshaped American history are to be auctioned. The Thirteenth Amendment ...
As tensions rose at the Vacaville City Council meeting regarding an LBGTQ+ proclamation Tuesday, an equally dramatic scenario on the same topic played out at Vallejo’s council meeting.