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The city's oldest Juneteenth celebrations began 20 years ago, and events will reflect part of Lexington's 250-year heritage.
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom. Celebrations include cookouts, ...
Several MetroWest organizations and municipalities honor the holiday, which commemorates the ending of slavery in the United ...
CARSON CITY — On one side of the Nevada State Capitol grounds, Carson City residents on Saturday morning expressed their rights against the federal government. On the other side at Veterans Plaza, ...
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In his order, Union Army Major General Gordon Granger declared that “the people of Texas are informed that, in accordance ...
The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's history and meaning.
Juneteenth is just around the corner. We look at where you can celebrate around western Washington and break down how the ...
The Lansdowne Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its 29th annual Flag Day celebration on Saturday evening, presided over by chapter Regent Beth Anne Keates.
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed - after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
A “No Kings” protest at the Vermont Statehouse on Saturday, June 14, began and ended relatively quietly. The roughly 1,500 ...
Before Cooper Flagg is likely taken as the NBA draft’s No. 1 overall pick, his apparel sponsor has created a holiday.