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Juneteenth commemorates the day federal officials informed last enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas of their freedom ...
DOVER ‒ The Tuscarawas Valley Farmers Market and the Dover Public Library will sponsor two events in honor of Juneteenth, ...
Rob is home, but not fully free. In 'Time II,' the couple works to free others serving excessive sentences—and to end Rob’s ...
The Central Louisiana Juneteenth Association proudly marked its 33rd annual Juneteenth celebration over the weekend.
Juneteenth marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to ensure that all enslaved people were ...
As one critic asked, has Juneteenth devolved ‘into an exploitative and profit-driven enterprise for companies that disregard ...
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two ...
On June 19, 1865, a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, with a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, which he read to ...
From 1830 to 1860, the Manchester Docks — or Ancarrow’s Landing — was a major port in the massive slave trade that made Richmond the largest source of enslaved Africans ...
New Orleans faces a wet week ahead with high chances of showers and thunderstorms, especially on Tuesday and Juneteenth.