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Juneteenth events commemorate the end of slavery in the United States when the enslaved people in Galveston Texas finally learned that the Emancipation Proclamation had made them free 2 years earlier. The Juneteenth 2024 federal holiday is June 19 but some events are held the prior weekend. Jun...
Updated on: June 19, 2023 / 4:00 PM PDT / CBS/City News Service Several events marking Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, will be held across the Southland on Monday. A concert at the Greek Theatre marking Juneteenth will...
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but rather as a showcase of the strength in the American spirit to recognize wrong and set about making it right. In this same spirit America moves ahead today in leveling playing fields and achieving ever greater equality. Let us celebrate all that Juneteenth teaches us about our country's...
Juneteenthoccurs on June 19 in commemoration of the events of June 19, 1865. WhenJuneteenthfalls on a weekend, the holiday is sometimes observed on a different day. In 2022,Juneteenthwill be observed as a U.S. federal holiday on Monday, June 20. In 2023,Juneteenthwill be observed on...
This city ofAtlantais known nationally and internationally as a hub of Black American history. Like Houston, Atlanta has been celebrating the holiday for decades and is well-versed in putting on a fine array of concerts, festivals, museum tours, athletic events and parties to suit every taste ...
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, the events of 1865 in Texas are not forgotten, for all of the roots tie back to this fertile soil from which a national day of pride is growing.” President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in 2021, officially making the day a federal holiday....
Juneteenth celebrates the day that enslaved people in Texas were told they were free. This happened on June 19, 1865.Why is it called Juneteenth?Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates when slavery ended in America. Some people also call it Emancipation Day or Juneteenth Independence Day....