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Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.
Americans celebrate an imperfect path toward a more perfect union.
President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...
Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...
America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston announcing the enforcement of ...
Columbus Day and Presidents Day are now in the crosshairs as debate erupts over which holidays America should actually ...
Those gathered June 19 for a Juneteenth commemoration in La Grange heard the Rev. Wheeler Parker tell of his cousin Emmett ...
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has issued a proclamation to commemorate Juneteenth. The federal holiday was created ...
Acknowledging the historical link between the end of Black slavery in the U.S. and the creation of the State of West Virginia ...
Juneteenth, recognized on June 19, is a federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.