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Original copy of order freeing Texas slaves on display starting Juneteenth
The handbill that informed slaves in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President ...
KERA News19h
Original copy of order freeing enslaved Texans on display starting Juneteenth
The handbill that informed enslaved people in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after ...
Lincoln library in Springfield, Ill., displays signed Emancipation Proclamation
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...
The Pantagraph16h
Springfield's Lincoln museum to display signed copy of Emancipation Proclamation
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...
Juneteenth started with handbills proclaiming freedom. Here's what they said
The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...
When is Juneteenth? Is it a federal holiday? What to know about Stockton celebration
Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free. Here's ...
Courier-Post on MSN20h
South Jersey Juneteenth events: Where to go for community celebrations
Enslaved people in Texas finally learned of their freedom when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, ...
Hardy County Live12h
The Origin of “Juneteenth” As a State of West Virginia Holiday
Since 1863, West Virginians have celebrated June 20 as independence day for the state and its people. West Virginia broke free of a Commonwealth of Virginia government that spent decades prioritizing ...