It's the 156th anniversary of Juneteenth. For the first time in nearly 40 years, Juneteenth was officially made a national holiday. and just in time for Saturday's 156th anniversary of the day that ...
Emancipation Day specifically celebrates the complete abolition of slavery in the U.S. While President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863, Texas was ...
Midland's second annual Juneteenth celebration took place Sunday, June 18 at Creative 360's Bayliss Street location and featured food, fun, music and a special tribute to the late Midland educator, ...
On June 19, 1865, Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger stepped onto a balcony in Galveston, Tex. — two months after the Civil War had ended — and announced that more than 250,000 enslaved people in ...
Juneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. The holiday, recognized in 2021, is also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day. It commemorates the ...
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