It marks the day on which Union soldiers brought news about the Emancipation Proclamation to Texas. While Juneteenth celebrates freedom, it also highlights community, education and achievement in the ...

This news was received nearly two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – which ... fantastic day with more than 500 campus community members celebrating, eating lunch, ...

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States ... Gordon Granger informed a community in Galveston, Texas, that President Abraham Lincoln had freed ...

This Proclamation had ... will be a variety of events and community festivals geared toward recognizing the important date. In New York, the 15th Annual Juneteenth NY Festival will kick off ...

The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January ... Red symbolizes the ingenuity and resilience of a community in bondage and the red food and drinks included in ...

The state and local governments would only be able to fly U.S., state, military and prisoner-of-war flags over their ...

The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining ... In January 1863, Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which made slavery illegal. More than three and a half million ...

It was over 2½ years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation ... by collaborating with community leaders, organizations and individuals. "Juneteenth reminds us ...

The Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery throughout ... several events this year in Washington, D.C., including Juneteenth Community Day, which will feature free indoor and outdoor ...

That came two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, and months after Congress passed the 13th Amendment. Ivey has declared Juneteenth a state holiday each year since ...

In a proclamation in June 2021, President Joe Biden declared Juneteenth National Independence ... at the event was “recirculating money in the community.” Among the vendors were Ken and ...