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Revelers enjoyed live entertainment and fellowship in Central Park on Saturday at the 31st annual Juneteenth celebration.
Drill teams from Springfield, Mass., Hartford and New Haven will perform and compete for top prizes along Main Street.
The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...
Slavery was permanently abolished six months later, when Georgia ratified the 13th Amendment ... on it by selling Juneteenth-themed T-shirts, party ware and ice cream. Some of the marketing ...
Stacker collected images of Juneteenth celebrations over the years that showcase how the holiday has changed, from 1970 to ...
On June 19, 1865—over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect and several months after the 13th Amendment outlawed ... a woman sells t-shirts as part of a local fundraiser.
The walk is a symbolic gesture recognizing the 2 1/2 years it took for news of freedom to reach enslaved people in Texas ...
June 14 demonstrations across the nation in favor of democracy and against Trump’s dictatorship revealed the power of the ...
A proposed ordinance would allow alderpeople to ban Airbnb and other rentals on a precinct-by-precinct basis. Opponents say ...
Customers “are greeted by a guide adorned in Carmy’s… restaurant costume of a white T-shirt and blue apron ... Copies Of Emancipation Proclamation And 13th Amendment Could Reach $8 Million At Auction ...
The group’s members, dressed in matching navy shirts, khaki pants ... Front are seen marching through Washington, DC, on May 13th, 2023. (Photo: Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images ...