People across Washington are celebrating Juneteenth on Thursday, the holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. June 19 holds significant meaning for both American ...
Retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell speaks at the “We the People” Democracy Fair at Rinconada Park in Palo Alto on June 14, 2025. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. When Union Army ...
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America welcomes a new holiday: Juneteenth
After decades of advocacy and cultural recognition, Juneteenth has finally been established as an official U.S. holiday. The ...
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.Learn ...
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Juneteenth: A deep dive into its origins, meaning and the fight to make it a national holiday
On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and read aloud General Order No. 3. The message was ...
GALVESTON, Texas -- The most popular Juneteenth celebration of emancipation is in Galveston, Texas, where the last enslaved people were freed. The city designated five sites you can walk to explore ...
Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African-Americans and others mark the anniversary much like the Fourth of July, with parties, picnics and gatherings with family ...
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