Juneteenth, observed annually on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.  The holiday traces its origins to June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in ...

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Juneteenth became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a long ...

Juneteenth’ s origins stretch back 160 years, to June 19, 1865 — more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed ...

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Joining communities across the U.S., the museum will commemorate the end of slavery with a block party and special ...

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Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of slavery of African Americans in the United States on June 19, 1865. Here are just ...