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Celebrating the end of slavery
Forest Park :: GA :: USA | 11 months ago
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Forest Park will celebrate its fourth Juneteenth Pool Party on Saturday, June 23 from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Aquatic Center. The party is free to the public, said Forest Park Commissioner Rory Hoskins, who helped introduce the Juneteenth party to the
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Resolution would make Juneteenth a holiday
Washington :: DC :: USA | 11 months ago
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A bipartisan resolution was introduced Tuesday in the U.S. Senate to make Juneteenth or June 19 a national holiday celebrating the end of slavery...Kay Bailey Hutchinson , R-Texas, and Carl Levin , D-Mich., and backed by John Cornyn , R-Texas, The
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Kay Bailey Hutchison urges Juneteenth emancipation holiday
Galveston :: TX :: USA | 11 months ago
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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison plans to introduce a measure Tuesday that would make a national holiday out of a little-known observance. The Texas Republican's resolution would designate June 19 as Juneteenth Independence Day, recognizing the June 19,
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Happy Juneteenth, America's Freedom Day
On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed U.S. Navy General Order No. 4 to take effect one hundred days later on January 1, 1863. General Order No. 4 is more commonly known as the Emancipation Proclamation, which purportedly freed
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Annual Juneteenth Culture Fest among several weekend events in Birmingham
Birmingham :: AL :: USA | 12 months ago
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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute's annual Juneteenth Culture Fest is all day Saturday downtown at Kelly Ingram Park. The event features music, food vendors and children's activities from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m...There will also be free admission to
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Juneteenth Day History
Galveston :: TX :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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Though President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation became official on Jan. 1, 1863, declaring "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free," that announcement was not made in Texas until 1865...
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Crowds celebrate Juneteenth at Arcosanti
Granger :: TX :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Arcosanti had it all for the 12th Annual Juneteenth Jazz and Blues Festival. "It looks like everyone's having a good time," said Clifford Hersted, Arcosanti resident artist. Although the annual event is touted as a jazz and blues festival, the
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History Of Juneteenth With a Happy Juneteenth Wish
Many areas in the U.S today are celebrating the Juneteenth Day. Juneteenth was the day when back in 1865 Major Gordon Granger told all the enslaved and black people that they are free from slavery. Its just like a national holiday and people
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Dallas Historical Society to celebrate Juneteenth by reading emancipation order
Galveston :: TX :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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The Dallas Morning News One hundred and forty five years ago Saturday, a simple paragraph 93 words led to jubilant celebration across Texas. That rejoicing is still felt today, thanks to General Order No...The order was issued in Texas on June 19,
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Davis: Documentary, book tell cemetery's stories
Lexington :: KY :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Herald-Leader columnist Lexington's Juneteenth celebration this year will serve as a backdrop for the premiere of a documentary and the release of a reference book, both about African Cemetery No...The documentary, Eight Acres of History: Lexington's
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