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Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day or Liberation Day, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
Also known as Freedom Day, Liberation Day, and America’s second Independence Day, Juneteenth commemorates a date – June 19, 1865 – that marked a major step toward the United States extending the ...
"Modern descriptions of American slavery often paint the North as slavery-free, abolitionist states, but this isn’t true." ...
Juneteenth, celebrated annually in the United States on June 19, commemorates the liberation of enslaved Black people.
Let Marylanders be at the forefront of a growing movement to recognize the end of slavery and work toward a better, more ...
Those around the US behind efforts to cripple civil rights, erase accurate, unvarnished history and keep Americans afraid don't deserve to celebrate.
Small businesses asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to take up the issue of whether President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” ...
The city’s oldest Juneteenth celebrations began 20 years ago, and events will reflect part of Lexington’s 250-year heritage.