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Juneteenth: The history of a national holiday
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Here's some of its history, and how it came to be a national holiday. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation into law on Jan. 1, 1863, freeing all slaves in the Confederate states — on paper, at least.
Despite federal grant funding cuts, the Cooper Family Foundation held its annual celebration, which has been a part of the ...
Families gathered Saturday afternoon at Levitt Pavilion to celebrate Juneteenth with music, food and community spirit. "It's ...
Dozens of community members of all races, ethnicities and backgrounds came together Saturday for the annual Juneteenth ...
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio wrapped up its Juneteenth celebration this weekend with a lively block party. “I’m just quite ...
Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service ...
Local mentors like Cynthia Stitt, who runs a youth program at Gastonia’s Erwin Center, and Stacey Malker, former alderman for ...
Saturday afternoon, people gathered in the shade at English Park, with lawn chairs, food and companionship, for the Owensboro ...
Community leaders and residents of Bakersfield express their thoughts and feelings behind the holiday. Celebrating in style ...
It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...
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