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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...
Juneteenth turns 160 years old. Officially recognized as a federal holiday in 2021—becoming America’s 11th national ...
Juneteenth recognizes the official emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, symbolizing the end of slavery ...
The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in ...
Theatrical event, free day also scheduledSPRINGFIELD The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will celebrate ...
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. It celebrates June 19, 1865, the day slavery completely ended in America.
With city and church-hosted events, residents and leaders paused to remember a day when the last enslaved Black people in ...
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...
Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19. It commemorates the day that news of the Emancipation Proclamation made it to enslaved people in the South. Juneteenth was the first federal holiday ...
two years following the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War's conclusion. Here's everything you need to know about Juneteenth. Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19 ...
Tombstone, AZ closes offices for Juneteenth 2025, marking the fourth anniversary since it became a federal holiday.